Denis Pleić

DENIS PLEIĆ, prof.
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My interest in photography dates from my teenage years, at the beginning of 1980s. In these thirty years as an amateur photographer, I have come a long way from an absolute beginner to a photographic connoisseur: I have used all kinds of cameras and photographed all kinds of scenes.
By profession I’m a teacher of English and Sociology, and for the last twenty years I’ve been a professional translator. But, photography has always been a part of my life: sometimes more, and sometimes less – but for the last thirty years, a camera is always with me.
As the technology of photography progresses into digital age, I am going the opposite way: I started out with 35mm cameras, then switched to medium format cameras, and ended up with large format cameras. Soon I’ll probably try my hand in photography using dry (or perhaps even wet) plates. In fact, I guess I am also somewhat of an anachronism, since my preferred photographic storage medium is still film.
I am still fascinated by everything related to photography: from its technical aspects and the mechanical precision of old analog cameras, to aesthetics and history of photography. …