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Jelena Jankovic is a photographer from Belgrade with a strong artistic vision who creates and works in the wider area of the Balkan. Through his work, she explores human nature and psychological aspects of relationships through a wide spectrum of photographic genres - from documentary, theater, fashion, and portrait to experimental photography, combining different techniques and media. Her projects are created by researching people, movements, and emotions through a subjective approach to the topic she works on.

In 2018, she published her first photo monograph "Kolo: 70 years later" in which she explores and presents traditional dances in a contemporary and innovative way. Her approach and important body of work influenced a change in the visual interpretation of traditional dance in the entire region.

She is credited with photographing over 200 theater productions across Europe. She is one of the leading artists who, with her strong signature style, has been exploring and capturing the life of the theater for 12 years. She has collaborated with the most renowned European directors, choreographers, dancers, and actors.

In 2023, she started working as the program director of the Sarajevo Photography Festival and teaches photography at Algebra University in Zagreb. Jelena is a member of the Space Shuttle art collective in Zagreb.

Her work has been published in renowned publications such as Rolling Stone, National Geographic, Fisheye Magazine, Der Spiegel, Professional Photographer, ELLE, KOSMOS, fotoMAGAZINE, LensCulture, GEO, Vice, F-stop magazine...

She exhibited all over the world from Paris, Moscow, Ciudad de México, Istanbul, Berlin, Tokyo, London, Kuala Lumpur, Tbilisi, Siena, Belgrade, Zagreb... and for her work, she received numerous significant international awards.

AWARDS

2023

68th Sterijino Pozorje, Silver Medal for theater photography

2021

The FLORIDA MUSEUM of PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS/First Prize, Portraits

2020

Sony World Photography Awards/The winner of the Serbia National Award

2019

IPA, International Photography Awards, New York City
Portrait of Humanity shortlist. (50 winning images),
First Prize KOLGA Tbilisi Photo, Georgia
Golden winner, Tokyo International Photo Award, Japan

2018

Finalist of The Independent Photographer
Bronze Awarded Moscow International Photo Award, Russia
Finalist of KOLGA Tbilisi Photo, Georgia

2017

First Prize of Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, Russia
First prize and Festival Grand Prix Balkan Photo Awards
Second Prize Siena International Photo Awards, Italy
Silver Awarded Moscow International Photo Awards, Russia
3rd place ND Photography Awards, Londo
3rd Place 5th Eros Awards International Photography and Art Community
Finalist of Travel Photographer Society in the category of MOMENT, Kuala Lumpur
Second Prize International Competition of Contemporary Photography/Rovinj Photo days
Finalist and Winner of Serbia National Award, Sony World Photography Awards

2015

First Prize International Competition of Contemporary Photography/Rovinj Photodays, Croatia

2013

Photographic Angle’s Competition FACES in Great Britain in the category of Portrait.
First prize for art photography at the Night of Museums cultural event for documentary photography, Serbia

2011

FIAP plate of Sterijino Pozorje for Theatre Photography, Serbia

2010

First prize for art photography at the Night of Museums cultural event for documentary photography, Serbia

EXHIBITIONS and FESTIVALS