'You don't need to know Sarajevo's history to see the symbiosis': Magdalena Szurek's best phone photo
Last year, Magdalena Szurek wanted to fulfill all the travel plans the pandemic had stalled, and she saw Sarajevo as her "dream destination". “I have family in Croatia,” says Szurek, who lives in Poland. "So I visited the Balkans every year, but only its coast. I had heard a lot about Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a city that has known a lot of pain and sadness, but today Today, Muslims, Catholics, Orthodox Christians and Jews live side by side in harmony."
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Szurek had just arrived and was looking for a place to stop for a coffee.places next to each other, and these women were sitting on the steps outside a closed store. I think they were also waiting for a free table. Asking them to pose would have been against the rules of street photography. There was no opportunity to talk to them, but they smiled at me afterwards. »
Szurek used the Snapseed app to accentuate the contrasts a bit. “I was enchanted by the small streets with old houses, cafes and shops, but the architecture is above all a background for me. What happens in front of or around him is the unforeseen spectacle. The outsiders bring the character and the story. You don't need to know the history of Sarajevo and its people to see the city's symbiosis."
Last year, Magdalena Szurek wanted to fulfill all the travel plans the pandemic had stalled, and she saw Sarajevo as her "dream destination". “I have family in Croatia,” says Szurek, who lives in Poland. "So I visited the Balkans every year, but only its coast. I had heard a lot about Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a city that has known a lot of pain and sadness, but today Today, Muslims, Catholics, Orthodox Christians and Jews live side by side in harmony."
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Szurek had just arrived and was looking for a place to stop for a coffee.places next to each other, and these women were sitting on the steps outside a closed store. I think they were also waiting for a free table. Asking them to pose would have been against the rules of street photography. There was no opportunity to talk to them, but they smiled at me afterwards. »
Szurek used the Snapseed app to accentuate the contrasts a bit. “I was enchanted by the small streets with old houses, cafes and shops, but the architecture is above all a background for me. What happens in front of or around him is the unforeseen spectacle. The outsiders bring the character and the story. You don't need to know the history of Sarajevo and its people to see the city's symbiosis."
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