July 23, 2019 – Jelsa’s talented photographer Nikola Radovani has a great exhibition on Saturday and recently met Croatia’s first celebrity photographer for some advice.
One of the things I most love about Hvar is just how egalitarian it is. We are all here for the same reason – to relax and enjoy the lifestyle and the beach, and it doesn’t really matter who you are in your other life. The rich and famous mingle as easily on Hvar as anyone else in the world, and as long as you are not a British prince falling into a nightclub swimming pool, the rich and famous are generally left alone. For they are here for the same reason.
A really lovely moment the other day in Jelsa that was a pleasure to watch. I was having a post-lavender harvest chat with Jadran Lazic at The Office. As he was telling me about his first big break – bluffing his way into Charlotte Rampling’s hotel room and photographing her smoking seductively on the couch – someone approached us and asked if Jadran had a few minutes to look at his work.
It was popular local photographer, Nikola Radovani, and Jadran was more than happy to help.
And so it began. All talk and memories of Charlotte Rampling on the sofa were forgotten, and the two photographers got to work, with Jadran giving high praise at the quality of Nikola’s work while offering a few tips.
It was somewhat ironic, given the quality of photographers in front of me, that the person recording the event was once described in the national media as the worst photographer in Dalmatia.
I am still proud of that.
Come and see Nikola’s work for yourself this Saturday in the main street in the old town of Jelsa behind the church, as his Hvar landscapes will be exhibited from 19:30.
Here is a link to the event’s Facebook page.
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