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Vedran Sminderovac (Zagreb, 1985) is a photographer who lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia. He has been interested in photography since childhood and has pursued it seriously since 2020. He has been a member of Fotoklub Zagreb since 2021.

He is drawn above all to street photography — the strange, unrepeatable moments of everyday life. He deliberately brings architecture into the frame for its geometry and order, so his photographs are minimalist, restrained in colour and contrast, and free of unnecessary detail. His role models are Henri Cartier-Bresson and Stanko Abadžić.

Solo exhibitions

  • The Adriatic. Like It Used to Be, Botaničar, Zagreb, 2024
  • Street Geometry, Oblok Gallery, Sesvete Library, 2023
  • Street Geometry, Photo Gallery of Fotoklub Split, 2023
  • Street Geometry, Fotoklub Zagreb Gallery, 2023
  • Street Geometry, Vladimir Horvat Gallery, Zagreb, 2022

Selected awards

  • 3rd prize, Argonaut 2024, Fotovun — ZigZag
  • 1st prize, 2nd Split Photo Salon, 2023 (open colour)
  • PSA Gold Medal and Master of Light Gold Badge, PhotoEXPO 2023 (Geometry)
  • 1st place, 7th Culture in Focus, 2022 (cultural heritage)
  • FIAP Bronze Medal, 40th Zagreb Salon, 2022
  • FIAP Honourable Mention, 39th Zagreb Salon, 2020
Vedran Sminderovac