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Contact>+38614210754 ipak@ipak.si IPAK CV 06/05
IPAK photo-press agency is based in Ljubljana (Slovenia) it was established by photographer Bojan Brecelj who collaborated in the past with Gamma, Sygma, Saula, Corbis and Grazia Neri, mainly on feature projects worldwide. At the beginning IPAK existed as logistics support for creating and implementing photojournalistic work for freelance production and diffusion of photojournalistic and artwork. IPAK agency offers the following services: Production of photojournalistic work world-wideIPAK works with professional photographers and photojournalists producing features, working on photojournalistic research projects and photography, which is also applied in art projects in Slovenia and abroad. Photojournalists working with IPAK are also involved in different fields of visual arts and multimedia projects. Agency IPAK operates already eight years and has developed creative strategy of work and is known by quality photojournalistic work on the European market. Functional web site with search engine(http://www.ipak.org/) IPAK has developed web site witch enable customers to view features and selected images. We are about to launch also high-resolution download option. IPAK web site also offers search option through stock with the key words. The majority of the work of IPAK photographers and photojournalists is published on the web sites and can be viewed at http://www.ipak.org, and temporary sub site http://www.ipak.org/staff/.
Photography Reportage photography includes different fields of photography work: underwater photography high altitude and difficult weather condition studio photography portrait news ** photographers by names at the end
Diffusionof photojournalistic work in Slovenia and Europe IPAK collaborates with all major magazines and newspapers in Slovenia and operates as well in European countries through a network of photo-press agencies: FOCUS - Germany, DEADLINE - France, EyeVINE -England, MASI - Italy, IML - Greece, CONTACTO-Spain, CONTRAST(A), KTpictures (PL), MOLOTA MEDIA (CS) .Through those agencies and directly, photojournalists have published their work in various European magazines: Dona (I), Grazia(I), Fortuna Sports Life (ESP), Viev (GR), Letemps (CH), L’espresso (I), Klettern (D), Geo (GR, F), Time, VSD (F), Spechio (I), Max (I), Colors, Rock and Ice (USA), L'alp (FR), Unterwasser (D), Playboy (SLO), Cosmopolitan (SLO), Meridiani (I), Montagne (I), etc. Representing work of other agencies in SloveniaBeside the list of agencies that represent IPAK world wide we also have one way relationship with Network photographers-UK, Polaris USA, Still Pictures UK, Panos pictures UK, Editing- Fr, offering features and single search for magazines and corporate use in Slovenia. We are planning to be present also in ex Yu states, starting in Serbia and Croatia.
Photojournalistic research project on various subjects In many cases preparation of features require extensive research on the subject. Photographers undertake research projects, which in some cases involve journalists. Photographers working with IPAK have covered the following issues: consequences of war in Balkan, Mangrove forest ecosystem, water management, community empowerment projects, land issue, (sustainable) agriculture, visual communication in Japanese culture, human rights issues etc. Such projects have been completed in different parts of the world: Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Egypt, SE Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Papua NG), Tanzania and Slovenia. The best way to view work is to visit web site of IPAK: http://www.ipak.org/zwe-battle http://www.ipak.org/zwe-hungry http://www.ipak.org/staff/wprison/ http://www.borutpeterlin.com/photojournalism/BiH/cover.htm http://www.ipak.org/mine/first.html http://www.ipak.org/staff/psoldiers/
Books and CD rom Projects Concept, photography and packaging of products "Strange Friend" Edition Stemmle, (Zurich-New York), monography 1998 http://www.ipak.org/strange "Mangrove Forests", Tropical Press, (major part of photographs) 1997 "Geheimnis Venedig", Diederich Verlag (photos) 1997 "Hidden Pathway Through Venice" Carucci Editore (photos) 1986 Design Multimedia Projects Concept, photography and visual director Kalachakra - The Tantric Buddhist Ritual given by His Holiness Dalai Lama (Interactive CD-rom), 2002 http://www.ipak.org/kalachakra/first.html Go out of my Head, CD-ROM image track, 2001 http://www.ipak.org/goout/index.html
Exhibitions Organization and production of exhibitions M a y L a n d Images and words (Bojan Brecelj & Sasa Petejan), Belgrade, Ljubljana, Nottingham 2002
Lectures and workshops IPAK agency also offers lectures by professional photographers to concerned public (University lectures, workshops for photography and journalism).
Other work can be found at the web site of IPAK http://www.ipak.org under NEW and FEATURE, and http://www.ipak.org/staff
Particular experience of certain Topics: Human Rights Violation, Humanitarian Aid, Ecology, Water Management, Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Traditional Cultural Values… Specific countries: Sudan, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Russia, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Papua Now Guinea, Egypt, China, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, Columbia, etc. Regions: Central/East Africa, South/East Asia and Central/South America Translation IPAK agency works with translators who can translate from English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Croatian and Russian to Slovenian and opposite. Production of articles-working language English
**Authors
Urban Golob - photographer-journalist; MAIN FIELD: features; - sports issues, ethnographic and cultural issues SPECIFICS: working in extreme physical and psychic conditions as high altitude (up to 7500m), difficult weather condition photography, applying his work to humanitarian projects TECHNIQUES: reportage, portrait completing features with text (alpinist, climber, musician, writer) Borut Peterlin - photographer-journalist; MAIN FIELD: features, corporate work, art projects SPECIFICS: student in Famu-Praque, Fabrica-Benetton, LCP-London postgraduate, self initiative projects; TECHNIQUES: documentary, portrait, studio (active in sports /cycling, martial arts, organizer of PHOTOPUB - International photojournalist workshop week in Slovenia) Andrej Crcek - photographer-journalist; MAIN FIELD: feature, extreme sports, social and environmental issues, geographical features; SPECIFICS: sea related subjects, outdoor extreme conditions; TECHNIQUES: documentary; completing features with text (sailor, climber) Manca Juvan -photographer journalist, journalist -writer; MAIN FIELD: features, news, social issues; SPECIFICS: Arabic countries, women related topics; TECHNIQUES: documentary, portrait; completing features with text, interview texts Peter Kostrun - photographer; MAIN FIELD: corporate work, photo essay focused on subjects on Slovenia - SPECIFICS: work on location; TECHNIQUES: landscape, portrait, studio Sasa Petejan - journalist-writer; MAIN FIELD: interview, reportage, feature, news - agriculture (food production), water management, environment, society, minorities, community empowerment, personal stories, lifestyle, science; SPECIFICS: in depth research, long term projects, self initiative projects (climber, writer) Arne Hodalic - photographer-journalist; Slovenia divers rescue team, sailor; MAIN FIELD: photojournalism - social issues, adventure and expeditions, scientific and historical topics; SPECIFICS: in depth research, working in extreme physical and psychic conditions / caves, under water TECHNIQUES: documentary, news, portrait, studio, underwater; completing features with text (extreme diver/3mix, cave/, speleologist, sailor..) Bojan Brecelj - photographer-journalist MAIN FIELD: features, documentary - environmental issues, social issues, economic issues; SPECIFICS: focused on success stories & solution side of the topic, in depth research, long term projects, tropical conditions, underwater, world vide experiences, self initiative projects; TECHNIQUES: documentary, news, portrait, studio, under water (sailor, diver, visual artist) Branko Ceak - photographer; MAIN FIELD: corporate work, photo essay - ethnology, landscape, focused on subjects in Slovenia; SPECIFICS: studio work on location; TECHNIQUES: landscape, portrait, studio, completing features with text Miha Fras - photographer; MAIN FIELD: news following politics, culture and social events for Slovenian media, traveling features; SPECIFICS: freelance news photographer; TECHNIQUES: news, portrait, studio, STOCK Images : Janez Skok, Janez Zrnec, Uros Zagozen, Matjaz Kacicnik, Joze Mihelic, Stane klemenc, Bjorn Stenz ….
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