TETRA
TETRA | is a section dedicated to a specific type of photography: black and white, square-format images that are recognizable for their minimalism and high aesthetic value, often making use of long exposures. The section name comes from the Greek word for the number four, which symbolizes the four equal sides of the format.
KARMEN ORLIĆ & DENIS GRŽETIĆ | editors of Tetra |
KARMEN ORLIĆ | Born in 1966 in Pula, Croatia. She has been doing photography for more than twenty years, both in analog and digital form. Member of the Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts (ULUPUH) since 2009. Her work has been in numerous exhibitions, both in Croatia and abroad, where her work won numerous awards: PX3 Paris, IPA-International Photography award, 4EyesPhoto-Through your eyes photography contest and B&W Spider award, where she was awarded the Merit of excellence- Photographer of the year 2011. She lives and works in Poreč. DENIS GRŽETIĆ | Born in 1964 in Pazin, Croatia. Involved with photography for about thirty years, from 1984, when he won the award for the best photo at the Youth festival in Pazin, and the best amateur photographer award at Grisia show in Rovinj 1986. He worked as a photo journalist for Glas Istre. He has exhibited his photos in Zagreb, Poreč, Dubrovnik and in Šikuti during the Šikuti Machine projects, and on several joint and individual shows in Croatia and abroad: PIKTO gallery in Toronto, PX3 Paris, IPA-International Photography award, 4EyesPhoto-Through your eyes photography contest, where he won prestigious awards. Member of the Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts (ULUPUH) since 2006. His work was published in Digital Photo UK magazine and in many web magazines, of which most notable are Bulb Magazine, Camera Obscura, Blur Magazine and the Walking Blind Magazine. He is the author of photos used for the covers of 5 music CDs by international bands.
TETRA | INTERVIEW | Hakan Strand | BLUR MAGAZINE 20
First of all I am a photographer, but I also love to travel.
I find it easier to work when I am alone and away from home. When you are home there are always things that you must do and take care of. When I am away on a photo trip, the only thing I have on my agenda is to take photographs. That makes it easier to focus and conce¬ntrate on my work.
TETRA | Arnaud Bertrande | BLUR MAGAZINR 21
He shows us the world which we can see ourselves, but in a different way, softly, full of magic and mystery. With his work where he uses long exposures, he opens doors to other worlds, where he wanders freely and offers us to join him in his travels.
TETRA | Lionel Orriols, France | BLUR MAGAZINE 23
„My focus goes onto nature, ephemeral moments and the footprints of the human being on our nature. Long exposures associated with Black and White allow me to create timeless images, between reality and imagination. An oneiric vision, sometimes dark, it’s a wide mix of personal feelings that I try to reveal by writing with the light.“
TETRA | Leon Leijdekkers, The Netherlands | BLUR MAGAZINE 24
„Every aspect of my photography is to ensure the simplest form and, at the same time, try to achieve the greatest expression possible.“