Burim Myftiu (born 1961) is an
Albanian-American contemporary photographer.
Early life
Myftiu was born in
Prizren
Prizren ( sq-definite, Prizreni, ; sr-cyr, Призрен) is the second List of cities and towns in Kosovo, most populous city and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality of Kosovo and seat of the eponymous municipality and District of Prizren, ...
,
Yugoslavia
, common_name = Yugoslavia
, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation
, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
, flag_p ...
(in today's
Kosovo
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...
).
Career
Burim Myftiu holds a Master's Degree in Visual Arts. He began photographing in the early 1980s. He initially studied Linguistics at the
University of Prishtina. Later he specialized in
commercial photography in New York City. In 2003, he founded PACK (Photo Arts Collective of Kosovo). Myftiu is co-founder and director of
Dokufest (International Documentary and Short Film Festival). He is the curator of the International Photography Exhibition, "Gjon Mili Prize",
at the
National Art Gallery in
Pristina
Pristina or Prishtina ( , ), . is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and District of Pristina, district.
In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of the Dardanian Kingdo ...
, Kosovo.
He is a founder of Kosova Images Photo Agency, and has served as a regional liaison officer of the
Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique (FIAP). He was appointed a Cultural Ambassador for the European Commission in 2016. He is a member of the New Haven Arts Council in Connecticut.
Presently, he teaches photography, doing editorial and curatorial work.
Myftiu lives and works in
Connecticut
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, USA.
Exhibitions
*2009: Balkandemokraci
*2012: Bursa Photo Festival
*2010: Utopia in Chaos
*2016: ''Beautiful Travelers II''
*2018: ''Trance''
*2021: "Remembrance"
Films
*Discover Pristina with Burim Myftiu - Welcome to Pristina, as seen through the lens of photographer Burim Myftiu – a documentary
References
External links
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American people of Albanian descent
Yugoslav emigrants to the United States
New York Institute of Photography alumni
American art curators
Albanian photographers
American photographers
People from Prizren
Living people
1961 births