Ćiro, Zagreb will miss you
Miroslav Ćiro Blažević was a Croatian professional football manager and player. His professional playing career spanned from 1954 to 1966, during which he played for Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva Zagreb, FK …
Sorry to bother you, I can’t breathe
Six months after the tragic death of journalist Vladimir Matijanić, on Sunday, February 5, 2023, the Croatian Journalists’ Association organized the protest “Sorry to bother you, I can’t breathe”, to …
The exhibition “Freedom of my mind – avant-garde artists from the Marinko Sudac Collection”
The exhibition “Freedom of my mind – avant-garde artists from the Marinko Sudac Collection” was opened in Vršilica, Zaprešić as part of the Night of Museums, displaying the works Marina …
Fighting for Zagreb
On Sunday, May 16th 2021, Tomislav Tomašević („Možemo!“/“We can!“), Croatian politician and activist won 45% of votes in the first round of elections for the mayor of Zagreb making him …
Aid after the earthquake
In the wake of a devastating earthquake on 29 December that involved multiple deaths and the destruction of approximately 3,000 homes and buildings, residents of Petrinja and Glina (in the …
December in Zagreb
As the pandemic lockdown gets tighter and bars and restaurants are closed, people gather in the city center to socialize and enjoy take out food and drink in the street. …
A game of double exposure
Double exposure is a game like photography itself. In the beginning, I found it complex because I never knew the result, and now I love its infinity. It provides possibilities …
World Premiere of Dan Brown’s Wild Symphony in Zagreb
World premiere of writer Dan Brown’s musical picture book Wild Symphony in the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. The concert was held with the participation of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. American …
Drag queens House of Flamingo performed a show Weddings
Drag queens House of Flamingo performed a show Weddings at the Summer at the Technical Museum. The drag queens are not getting married, but they have finally formed their own …
19th Zagreb Pride parade of the LGBTiQ community
19th Zagreb Pride parade of the LGBTIQ community, persons and families under the slogan „Freedom inside and outside the four walls“. This year, our “new normal” is that the Pride …
The 70th Hanžeković Memorial
Held since 1951, it is the oldest sports event in Croatia and honors the tragically deceased athlete Boris Hanžeković. Neither war nor politics, nor financial problems, nor the Covid-19 epidemic have …
8th World Literature Festival
Can we live under masks or is literature there to take them off, to show the world as it is or as it could be? In 2020, everything has turned …
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, 30 August
The International Day of the Disappeared was established to draw attention to the fate of individuals detained, often in brutal conditions, in places that are unknown to their relatives and …
My new friend
After sharing my life with a cat for eleven years, I now have a new friend. His name is Aku. Him, his two brothers and a sister were found abandoned …
Hagia Sophia – a showpiece of religious history
Photographs of Hagia Sophia taken in 2019. Originally built by order of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I the Great from 408 to 415, Hagia Sophia was the largest church in …
Commemoration for the writer and translator Bekim Sejranović
As one of the most famous authors from the Balkans, Sejranović published five novels and a collection of short stories all of which were highly acclaimed by readers and critics. …
Dervishes – A Struggle for Consciousness
Anto Magzan, in his series Dervishes – A Struggle for Consciousness (Istanbul, 2019), beside documentary images of ritual dance, practices, and places, he intuitively captures the atmosphere. The Dervish dancing …
The statues of Zagreb
Photographs from the series “Zagreb Light&Shade”, made as an exploration of the possibility of shedding new light on the monuments of Zagreb, or more precisely, shedding new darkness on them. …
Demolition of the north tower of the Zagreb Cathedral
With numerous buildings and houses damaged by the devastating earthquake in Zagreb three weeks ago, the cathedral was badly damaged. One tower collapsed and the other was so damaged that …
Clinic for Infectious Diseases „Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, the employees (part II)
The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April. It’s held to mark the founding of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO). 2020 marks the International Year of …
Clinic for Infectious Diseases „Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, professor Alemka Markotić and her team (part I)
Professor Alemka Markotić, director of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases „Dr. Fran Mihaljević” has been on the frontline of the battle against Covid 19 as part of the civil protection …
After the Zagreb earthquake
Days after the Zagreb earthquake, firefighters and other workers are still repairing damage downtown. The situation is made even more difficult because of the quarantine due to the corona virus. …
Strong earthquake in Zagreb, buildings damaged, people in the streets
The European seismological agency, EMSC, declared the earthquake measured 5.3 and struck a wide area north of the capital, Zagreb, at 6:23 a.m. Power was cut as people ran out …
Seven thousand people march for women’s rights in Zagreb
On International Women’s Day, March 8th 2020, the fifth annual „Night March“ was held in Zagreb. The organisers of the protest is the feminist collective fAKTIV. The procession started from …