Photographer Spotlight: Marko Brajkovic
Behind every photograph is a way of seeing a rhythm of thought, emotion, and light. Photographer Spotlight is a continuing series from The Monochrome Collective, featuring conversations with photographers who use their craft to explore the world in shades of black and white.
Each interview delves into the artistโs artistic style, creative process and the inspiration that shapes their work. From quiet studies of everyday life to ambitious documentary projects, these voices remind us that photography is not just about what is seen but about how we choose to see.
Through these spotlights, we celebrate the diversity of vision within our community the subtle, the bold, and the deeply personal illuminating the artistry that connects us all.
Today we are spotlighting Bosnian photographer Marko Brajkovic.
Here is our interview:
๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐?
Photography allows me to slow down reality and express my creativity. Iโm drawn to ordinary things that I try to transform into something unexpected. For me, taking a picture is about translating what I feel in a place rather than just what I see.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐?
Poetic, Surreal, Raw.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ?
Iโm attracted to overlooked spaces, fragments, and objects that feel slightly out of place. Gardens, streets, artificial objects inside organic environments, shadows, and small details that in my mind I try to transform into little stories. I often have a title in my head before I take a picture.
๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ?
Many of my favorite images reflect something internal, a state of mind, a memory, or a quiet discomfort.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ?
Melancholy, irony, but sometimes also some social critique, and a subtle sense of disorientation. Iโm interested in images that donโt explain themselves immediately and stay slightly unresolved.
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต?
I use both film and digital. A Canon A-1 for film and Fujifilm and an old Lumix camera for digital, often adapting vintage Canon lenses. Iโm more interested in character and imperfections than in super sharp perfection.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐. ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐?
Almost everything is spontaneous. I prefer being present and reacting rather than planning. I trust intuition more than preparation.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ?
I keep editing minimal. I avoid heavy processing and prefer the natural grain and imperfections working with high ISO. But I use lightroom for some cropping and some adjustments to contrast and exposure.
๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐?
Both. But digital gives me the continuity to shoot every day, while film forces a different kind of intentionality.
I always have a camera with me.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
Learning to trust my images without overthinking or justifying them.
๐๐ก๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐?
Places and those moments where I just stop and in some way see something, and the feeling of being slightly out of sync with the world. Daily life is my main source of inspiration.
๐๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ?
Cinema has influenced me more than photography. Directors like Tarkovsky, Fellini, David Lynch, and Emir Kusturica shaped the way I think about atmosphere and narrative. But of course also Moriyama, Ghirri and Pentti Sammallahti.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐?
Reading. It helps me let my thoughts drift while observing small, unnoticed details.
If you would like to see more of Markos work you can find him on foto @markovicmarkovich.
