Armin Smailovic

1968 born in Zagreb.

1989-91 studied at "Bayerische Staatslehranstalt für Photographie", Munich, Germany
1992-93 Scholarship for contemporary german photography of the "Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach- Stiftung", Essen, Germany
2009 Nominated for the "Henri Nannen- Preis" in the category "Best photographic achievement", Hamburg, Germany
2009 "Fotodoks" 1st prize for the work: "Srebrenica- I counted my remaining life in seconds", Bad Aibling, Germany
2010 Silver medal in the category "Best reportage of the year" at LEAD AWARD 2010, Hamburg, Germany

1991-93 photographer at war in Croatia
since 1995 freelance photographer
since 1998 for "Der neue Mensch" in: Germany, France, Spain, Marocco, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Austria, U.K.
since 2008 curater and artistic director of "The Promised City"- photography project, taking place in Berlin, Warsaw and Mumbai. Ends in fall 2010.
since 2009 for "SEVEN STATES...we´ll meet again, some sunny day!" in: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Kosovo
since 2010 Founder of the FOTODOKS- festival for documentary photography, Munich, Germany


Shows (selection)

1993 Scholarship exhibition at Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany
1994 Galerie Robert Doisneau,Centre Culturel Andre Malraux, Nancy, France
1994 „Armin Smailovic“ in the galery of the "Fachakademie für Fotodesign München", Munich, Germany
1994 „Ansichten“ at Lenbachhaus, Munich, Germany
1995 „Portrait“ at the WUK, Vienna, Austria
1997 „WIRKLICH“, Fotomuseum im Stadtmuseum, Munich, Germany
1998 „contemporary german photography“, Galerie Neugerriemschneider, Berlin; Wittenbrink, München; Reckermann, Köln; Lehmann, Dresden
2000 „ELIF“ at the AMD in Cooperation with Gallery Katia Rid, Munich, Germany
2001 „Jeder Mensch ist ein Experte“, in cooperation with Shu Lea Cheang for the „Make World“- Festival, Munich, Germany
2003 „Unheimliche Bilder“, Munich, Germany
2004 „Der neue Mensch“, NEURO- Festival, Munich, Germany
2005 „Der neue Mensch“, Fotomuseum at Stadtmuseum, Munich, Germany
2007 "Mug shot", DICTIONARY OF WAR, Sophiensaele, Berlin, Germany
2007 "menschmaschinesexmachine", art:ig, Munich, Germany
2007 "Mug shot", MOVEMENT III, F O T O - S H O P, Berlin, Germany
2008 "The Museum of the Stealing of Souls" at the MANIFESTA 7, Trentino, South Tyrol, Italy
2009 "The ensemble", Thalia Theatre, Hamburg, Germany
2009 "NONFIKTIONALE"- Documentary Film and Photo Festival, "Echt-Zeit" ("Real-Time"), Bad Aibling, Germany
2009 Balkan Art Festival, Bielefeld, Germany
2010 LEAD AWARD, Haus der Photographie, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
2010 "Sound of Silence - Bosnia: Rape, Legacy of War", Art Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
2011 "Bosnia: Rape, Legacy of War" at "UNiTE to End Violence against Women", THE SALVATION ARMY Centre, New York City, USA
2011 "SLIPPY FLOOR", Pavlo´s Dog Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2011 "Bosnia: Rape, Legacy of War" at "The Sky belongs to Us: End domestic violence against women!", Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
2012 "Sound of Silence - Rape, Legacy of War", Museum of Tolerance, New York, USA
2013 "Sound of Silence - Rape, Legacy of War", Lessingtage festival, Hamburg, Germany


Clients

UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund), Wall Street Journal (USA), Le Monde (FR), Liberation (FR), l´Equipe (FR), Art World- Magazine (GB), Weltwoche (CH), Das Magazin (CH), Mute Magazin (GB), L´UOMO (IT), Panorama(IT), Spiegel, GEO- Sasion, SZ- Magazin, SZ- Wissen, DIE ZEIT, DIE ZEIT- Magazin, FR- Magazin, NEON, jetzt- Magazin, Stadtansichten- Magazin, Allegra, Chrismon, Emma, Charm- Magazin (IT), SEPP- Magazin, Leica Fotografie International, SPEX, Greenpeace- Magazin, Ludwig Beck- Magazin, Fluter, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Park Avenue, Playboy- Magazine, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Human globaler Zufall- Magazine

KPMG (CH), Thalia Theatre (Hamburg), STIHL, Media Markt, FC Basel (CH), Strellson (CH), Blue win (CH), Motorola, Wernesgrüner, Microsoft Network, Pash, Columbia Tristar, MiniInternational, jetzt.de, Schweizer Bundesbahn (CH), Hanser Verlag, Issey Miyake (JPN), Opel, Johnson&Johnson (CH), WUNDERHAUS, Berliner Bank, Deutsche Bank, Great Stuff Music, Zürich Versicherungen (CH), etronixx, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Sanyo, Saskia Diez Jewellery


Thank you...

Mirhunisa Smailovic, Majda Prljaca, Amgisa and Mersad Berber, Esad Cicic, Lamija Muzurovic, Menga von Sprecher, Christoph Knoch, Dieter Hinrichs, Robert Braunmüller, Florian Schneider, Mirko Borsche, Thomas Kartsolis, Birgit Dhonau, Claudia Jäh, Patrick Schünemann, Michael Fellinger, Tobi Lintz, Dr. Ulrich Pohlmann, Christine Walter, Marc Fischer, Hinrik Wachsmut, Gabor Thier, Gero van Meegen, Peter Langer, Roman Brandt, Paul Shottner, Dieter Mayr, Erik Urmetzer, Heiner Kaysser, Dagmar Dobrofsky, Klaus Neuser, Flatz, Feico Derschow, Hubertus Hamm, Andreas Wellnitz, Ute Noll, Anneliese Nöbel, Brigitte Schaller, Mic Brater, Nico Schwendner, Lenny, Dalibor Schläger, Tim Powala, Tommy Hallmann, Maria Staffler, Mathis Ruff, Zilo, Rainer at "Hubble gubble tea of thibet" in Berlin, Ayla Meyer, my family and Tjioe + Ben.


The day of October-07-2012:
In memory of Mersad Berber.


The day of March-09-2008:
In memory of Klaus Meyer.