Portfolio Review by Verzotti, Vidan and Prgomet
The portfolio review is for all those who are working on the concept of their own exhibition/project.
They will have an opportunity to present their own work and get advice, criticism and an evaluation of their work.
The application process is opened until November 2nd and the number of people attending is limited.
Send us your name and contact number to splitformat@gmail.com, and write “Portfolio Review” as the subject.
The portfolio overview will be led by experts in the field of photography:
Ante Verzotti – Born in 1942 in Split. Graduated in 1973 at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, FAMU (film and TV camera).
He has been photographing since 1958. So far he has organized 25 solo and participated in about 90 group exhibitions in the country and abroad, and received prestigious awards. From 1979 – 1996 he has systematically photographed and documented all programs and performances of the Croatian National Theatre in Split and Split Summer Festival. He has been working for Slobodna Dalmacija newspaper since 1992 as a photography editor and photojournalist.
Aside from photography he also filmed movies. He has been a lecturer at the Art Academy Split since its beginnings, and since 1997 he has been an associate professor – Class of Photography, movie and TV filming.
The Croatian Photographic Union gave him the highest honorary title of the first order: Master of Photography (MF-HFS), the first such award in Croatia.
He has been a member of the Photo Club Split and Kinoklub Split (since 1957), Filmmakers Association of Croatia- HDFD (since 1975), ULUPUH (since 1980), HZSU (since 1981) and HND (since 1992). He lives and works in Split.
Vicko Vidan has a degree of photography from the Istituto Europeo di design in Milan, he currently works as an associate at the department of Visual Communications Design at the Art Academy in Split. He has worked with many famous photographers: Peter Lindberg, Wayne,Maser, Tom Watson, Marino Parisotto, Michel Comte… - publications: Elle, Marie Claire, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Io Donna, D di Repubblica, Gioia, Flair, Grazia, GQ, Petra, The New Yorker – add campaigns: Armani, Dolce & Gabbana,Miu Miu, Ferre, Tod's, Nike, FIAT, Telecom Italia, Erst & Young...
He has worked as a freelance photographer for Io donna, Elle Russia, Marie Claire Russia,Vogue Russia, Gioa, Slobodna Dalmacija, Vjesnik, Globus, Sportske Novosti...
Maja Prgomet was born in 1984 in Split and she is an award-winning photographer and photojournalist.
She is one of the founders of the photography competition “Split Photomarathon”, the founder of the “Split Format”, photography festival in Split, the leader of the global, humanitarian initiative “Help-Portrait” for Split, and one of the organisers of the “Splitska tiramola” – an exhibition of young, unestablished photographers. She has exhibited in about 50 group exhibitions in the country and abroad, and held one solo exhibition. She won several awards, most notably the Croatian photojournalist award 2011 – the “Ivan Fabijan” award awarded by the Croatian Press Photographers Association. This year, the Croatian Photographic Union, awarded her with the yearly award for developing and promoting photography.
Her photographs have been published in most Croatian magazines, newspapers and web portals.
Since 2017 she has replaced the legendary Feđa Klarić and became the first woman president in 108 years of Photo Club Split. She is a member of HULU Split.