About me
Armin Graca (1990) is a photographer born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Graca uses his camera to document everyday social life, telling stories through visual experience. Street and documentary photography are his main interests, and he spends most of his free time taking photos on the streets. In addition, he works on long-term documentary projects.
In 2023, he won the First prize at the Brussels Street Photography Festival and a Grand Prix award and First prize at the Sarajevo Photography Festival.
He is currently based in Belgrade, Serbia.
Contact me
📱 +387 61 509 807
Awards
- Finalist at the Dublin Street Photography Festival 2024
- Grand Prix award at the Sarajevo Photography Festival 2023
- First prize in Life category at the Sarajevo Photography Festival 2023
- First prize in Singles category at the Brussels Street Photography Festival 2023
- Third prize in My Planet category at the Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest 2022
- Finalist at the LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2022
- Honourable Mention for Photo Series at the Sarajevo Photography Festival 2022
- First prize for the best Photo Series at Sarajevo Fotomaraton 2016
- Second prize for the best Photo Series at Zumiraj Prava Photo Contest by Pravo Ljudski Film 2013
Exhibitions
- 2024 “Then and Again. Rethinking Ritual in Contemporary Balkans”, Group Show, Villa Kapandji, Thessaloniki, Greece
- 2021 “Homesick”, Espacio Tangente, Burgos, Spain.
- 2017 “Dés Vu Sarajevo”, Centar za kulturu Dobrinja, Sarajevo, BiH
Workshops
- "So Much Water, so Close to Home” with Tanya Habjouqa and Pierre Mohamed-Petit. Sarajevo, BiH, 2024.
- Zine-Making Workshop with Tamara Abdul Hadi and Roï Saade. Sarajevo, BiH, 2023.
- VII Academy - Narrative and Documentary Practice with dr. Paul Lowe and Ziyah Gafic. Sarajevo, BiH, 2019/2020.
- “How to make photo zine workshop” with Olja Triaška Stefanović and Juraj Blasko. Zagreb, Croatia, 2016.
- “Foundry Photojournalism Workshop” with Robert King. Sarajevo, BiH, 2013.