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I was born in 1974. Having finished the high school of Economics in Postojna, I continued my studies at the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences in Maribor. During my studies , I worked as a photographer in a student magazine called AGRONOM, as well as the Club of students in Ajdovščina ‘s newspaper called Ajdovščina ‘s newspaper called MA BEJŽI. My work has also been published in the weekly magazine Mladina and in the magazine OKO in Nova Gorica. Today, I am the CEO of my own company Biterra d.o.o. www.biterra.si

My photography career started in 1995, when I purchased my first Russian camera, the ZENIT 122K. While I was fully aware of my tendencies to get addicted to certain things in life, I could never have imagined that photography would have such a profound impact on me.

From the first completed film onwards, the way was set for me. Buying new cameras, objectives, camera flash accessories, trying out different film, attending photography classes, exhibits and long hours in the darkroom have become a regular occurrence.

Photography has always been a way for me to create. With photography, I’ve always been interested most in content, history, color and lighting, as well as the feelings they awaken in you or others. I like to both experiment and make planned work. Occasionally I sell photos on various “stock” websites.

Today I work in my improvised studio, or out in the field. If you would like to spend around 2 hours with me, on my “photographic exploration”, you can call me or send me an email.

The photos I make are either digital, on film, or Polaroid.

Here are some of the exhibitions I’ve attended:
***- 24.Slovenian exibition of slides, Celje, December 1998
***- 24TH International color slide salon, 1999, Welsh – Greta Britain
***- EKSPO 1999, Marubi, Alabania
***- EX TEMPORE IDRIJA 1999, Idrija,
***- MO?A SAVE, Krško, June 1999.,
***- 3.Biennial of photographs The Carnival of masks 2000, Cerkno, March 2000
***- Group exbition of the winners of Magdalena, The Headquarter of new KBM, Maribor, August 2000,
***- Te exibition at 100 add places in WC in different inns and guest houses ( Nova gorica, Ljubljana, Ajdovščina, Sežana, Kranj, Novo mesto, Koper, Portorož…)
***- The first independent exhibition “MEDTEM” Vipav’s cross, November 2000
***- The group exhibition – the primary school February the 8th, February 2009

** – Sodelovanje na skupinski razstavi fotografij v “Al Circolo culturale Gli Artisti di Clauiano di Trivignano Udine” 21.3.2015. Več o tem: http://klemenbizjak.com/razstava/m

*** – Sodelovanje na skupinskem foto projektu in razstavi, “AFA 2015” ( analogna fotografija Ajdovščina), Klub Baza, april 2015. Več o tem: http://klemenbizjak.com/05-jure-krapenc/

*** – Sodelovanje na skupinskem foto projektu in razstavi, “BIAT6BEAT”, Vipavska Križ, junij 2015. Več o tem: http://klemenbizjak.com/vip-kriz/

*** – Samostojna foto razstava “Murje” v galeriji Hiša mladih, Ajdovščina, november 2015. Več o tem: http://klemenbizjak.com/moja-foto-rastava-murje-v-galeriji-hisa-mladih-ajdovscina-november-2015/

*** – Prva izložba grupe Analogna fotografija, UK Parobrod, Beograd 26.3.2016 ( skupinska razstava) http://klemenbizjak.com/prva-izlozba-grupe-analogna-fotografija-uk-parobrod-beograd-26-3-2016/?preview=true&preview_id=4123&preview_nonce=01b00d4a35

*** – Kolesarski festival 2016. Skupinska razstava v Galeriji Hiša Mladih, september 2016 http://klemenbizjak.com/kolesarksi-festival-ajdovscina-september-2016/

*** – Ljubljeni. Skupinska razstava Delavnice ČB analogne fotografije v Hiši mladih, november 2016 http://klemenbizjak.com/otvoritev-razstave-cb-delavnice-analogne-fotograije-v-hisi-mladih-november-2016/

*** – Putujuči aparat. Druga izložba grupe Analogna fotografija, UK Parobrod, Beograd, April 2017.

*** – 2.AFA 2017, Ljudje in šport v Vipavski dolini, Ajdovščina, junij 2017. http://klemenbizjak.com/2-afa-analogna-fotografija-ajdovscina-ljudje-in-sport-v-vipavski-dolini/

*** – IV. izložba članova FB grupe @Analogna fotografija“Senke/Shadows” 36 autorskih fotografija simbolično prikazuju tematiku i kadrove pod senkama, Zoom Art Cafe & Photo Studio, Beograd, November 2017

*** – V. izložba članova grupe i Projekat P 2:1, Kulturni centar LAB, Novi Sad, April 2018.

*** – Sodelovanje na skupinskem foto projektu in razstavi, “BIT9BEAT”, Vipavska Križ, Junij 2018. Več o tem: https://www.lokalne-ajdovscina.si/article/2018070221584847/v_vipavskem_krizu_vas_pricakuje_bit9beat/

Awards and acknowledgements:
***- Acknowledged in DIA and the winner of the Silver plate at 6th MEETING TRIVENETO CROATIA, Trst, May 1999
***- Two first places at the 2nd Festival of visual communications MAGDALENA, Maribor, April 2000, Jaki Club DSO ( together with Boštjan ?arga) in categories; Second printed adds and Potolaži of Slovenian

O meni

Rojen sem leta 1974. Po končani srednji ekonomski šoli v Postojni sem nadaljeval študij na Fakulteti za kmetijstvo Maribor. Med študijem sem sodeloval kot fotograf v študentski reviji AGRONOM, ter časopisu kluba Ajdovskih študentov MA BEJŽI. Objavljal sem tudi v drugih revijah, med drugim v tedniku Mladina, ter reviji OKO v Novi Gorici. Danes delam v svojem podjetju BITERRA d.o.o.o. www.biterra.si

S fotografijo sem se začel ukvarjati leta 1995 ko sem si kupil prvi ruski fotoaprat ZENIT 122 K.
Da me nekatere stvari v življenju hitro zasvojijo sem že vedel, da me bo pa fotografija tako prevzela in zasvojila, si pa nisem nikoli mislil.

Od prvega poslikanega filma naprej je šla samo še v tej smeri. Novi objektivi, novi fotaparat, fotografski sejmi, novi fleši, filmi, fotodelavnice, razstave, vonj po razvijalcu, fiksirju, dolge ure v temnicah…

Fotografija mi je vedno nudila sredstvo in čas kjer sem lahko ustvarjal. Pri fotografiji me najbolj zanima vsebina, zgodba, barva in svetloba ter občutki, ki jih povzročiš sebi ali drugim. Rad eksperimentiram in rad delam načrtno. Občasno kako fotografijo prodam na raznih “stock” internetnih straneh.

Danes ustvarjam v svojem improvizirane studiu ali na terenu. Če želite preživeti kake 2 uri z mano, na mojem fotografskem raziskovanju, me pokličite ali pošljite elektronsko pošto.

Fotografiram na digitalni medij, na film ( črno belo ali barvno) in polaroid.

Tu je nekaj razstav na katerih sem sodeloval:

***- 24.Slovenian exibition of slides, Celje, December 1998
***- 24TH International color slide salon, 1999, Welsh – Greta Britain
***- EKSPO 1999, Marubi, Alabania
***- EX TEMPORE IDRIJA 1999, Idrija,
***- MO?A SAVE, Krško, June 1999.,
***- 3.Biennial of photographs The Carnival of masks 2000, Cerkno, March 2000
***- Group exbition of the winners of Magdalena, The Headquarter of new KBM, Maribor, August 2000,
***- Te exibition at 100 add places in WC in different inns and guest houses ( Nova gorica, Ljubljana, Ajdovščina, Sežana, Kranj, Novo mesto, Koper, Portorož…)
***- The first independent exhibition “MEDTEM” Vipav’s cross, November 2000
***- The group exhibition – the primary school February the 8th, February 2009