Belgrade Belongs To Me

Description

Born and raised in Belgrade, Boogie began photographing rebellion and unrest during the civil war that ravaged his country during the 1990s. It defined his style and attraction to the darker sides of human existence as his archives reveal the evils that erode the urban space with impoverished dispair. Boogie does not spare the viewer any social taboos as he shows the daily struggle of the people whose lives he infiltrates: those neo-nazis, gypsies, police and protestors that defy the glamour of urban life.

Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, Boogie began photographing rebellion and unrest during the civil war that ravaged his country during the 1990s. Growing up in a war-torn country defined Boogie's style and attraction to the darker side of human existance. He moved to New York City in 1998. He has shot campaigns for high-profile clients and has been published in top fashion publications around the world, and has exhibited widely in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Boogie lives and works between Brooklyn and Belgrade, and is the author of some nine influential photo books, among them is It's All Good (2006, updated 2016), Boogie-the Limited Edition (2007), Belgrade Belongs to Me (2008), and Moscow (2019), all with powerHouse Books.

"It is impossible to view Boogie's work without thinking of it as fearless. Yet it is also original, poetic, cinematic, and above all deeply generous." -- Andrew Jarecki