Jelena is a photographer with a strong artistic vision. She explores human nature and the psychological aspects of relationships through a full spectrum of photographic genres – from documentary to the theatre, fashion, and conceptual photography. Her photographs and projects are created by exploring people, situations, sensations, light, color, and imagination. She has exhibited around the world – Paris, Moscow, Mexico City, Istanbul, Berlin, Tokyo, London, Kuala Lumpur, Tbilisi, Siena, Zagreb... She has received numerous significant international awards for her work.
Her photographs have been published in renewed publications worldwide:
Rolling Stone, National Geographic, Der Spiegel, Professional Photographer, ELLE, Digital SLR Photographer magazine, KOSMOS, fotoMAGAZINE, LensCulture, Lürzer's Archive, GEO, Vice, F-stop magazine...
In 2018, she published her first monograph book “Kolo: 70 years later” presenting the traditional dances of Serbia.
She has been credited for photography in over 150 theatre productions all over the world.
In 2023, she started working as the program director of the Sarajevo Photo Festival, and she is teaching photography at Algebra University College in Zagreb.
