Luxury of freedom

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Tomislav Urh capturing the beauty of Bela Krajina

Tomislav Urh, a hard-working photographer from Slovenia has been working with cameras for over a decade. He was part of the BIG BERRY Photography day in 2017 and won the photography contest with his amazing underwater shot.

Tomislav comes from the Bela Krajina region where he first started learning photographic skills at a young age from different books and publications. His career started in the early nineties as a cameraman for the TV, which encouraged him to buy his first digital camera. That camera was the beginning of his story as a photographer. Tomislav was lucky to know some of the already established photographers who could share their experience and knowledge with him.

Passion for creativity

Passionate, creative and hearty, Tomislav has a rich archive of photographs, solo exhibitions and prizes received. Among photography, Tomislav has a big passion for music and videos. He played and recorded albums with various rock groups and created his own instrumental music. Tomislav has impressive past also with the art of the film: he is the author of some award-winning documentaries and music videos.

More than anything else, Tomislav loves to photograph people. “Over and over again in them I discover new and interesting worlds”, he says. He also enjoys photographing landscapes, especially in his birthplace Bela Krajina. For Tomislav it is important to preserve the beauty of nature in times when people are getting more and more indifferent to their living environment. One form of nature photography that he really likes is aerial shots, as they can capture some magical perspectives that couldn’t be captured otherwise.

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BB PEOPLE BB Photographers Tomislav Urh Kolpa

‘I remember being completely taken over the exhibition’

When thinking about inspiration, Tomislav remembers one specific exhibition from the nineties – the exhibition of Henry Cartier-Bresson’s photographs in Ljubljana. The harmony of the photographs and carefully done compositions really touched Tomislav and deepened his love for the photographic art. Just like classical music, the harmony is what makes the perfect photo for Tomislav. For beginner photographers Tomislav has a simple encouraging advice: “If the art of photography touched you and you feel the love towards it, you just insist and take a lot of photos regardless of what others think about it”.

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‘Luxury of freedom for me means that I can take my camera and head towards new experiences’

When visiting BIG BERRY, Tomislav enjoyed working with the young and driven team. He was positively surprised how BIG BERRY supports local producers and how it incorporates art into the concept. “The creative young team is discovering new approaches within the tourism”, he says.