Burim Myftiu (born 1961) is an

Albanian American Albanian Americans ( sq, shqiptaro-amerikanët) are Americans of full or partial Albanian ancestry and heritage in the United States. They trace their ancestry to the territories with a large Albanian population in the Balkans among others to ...

contemporary photographer.

Early life

Myftiu was born in

Prizren ) , settlement_type = Municipality and city , image_skyline = Prizren Collage.jpg , imagesize = 290px , image_caption = View of Prizren , image_alt = View of Prizren , image_flag ...

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

(in today's

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

Career

Burim Myftiu holds a Master's Degree in Visual Arts. He teaches photography at AAB University. His passion for photography started in early 1980s. He initially studied Linguistics at the

University of Prishtina The University of Pristina ( sq, Universiteti i Prishtinës) is a public university located in Pristina, Kosovo. It is the institution that emerged after the disestablishment of the University of Pristina (1969–99) as a result of the K ...

. Later he specialized 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 -

Dokufest DokuFest is an international documentary and short film festival held in the Kosovo city of Prizren, held annually during August. It was founded in 2002 by a group of friends. It has since grown into a cultural event that attracts internationa ...

. He is the

curator A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the parti ...

of the International Photography Exhibition, "Gjon Mili Prize", at the

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Pristina Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians and ...

, Kosovo. Myftiu has participated in juries of

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s and photography contests. Additionally, he is a founder of Kosova Images Photo Agency, and has served as a regional liaison officer of the

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(FIAP). He was appointed a Cultural Ambassador for 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 resides and works in

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, USA.

Exhibitions

*2009: Balkandemokraci *2012: Bursa Photo Festival *2010: Utopia in Chaos *2016 ''Beautiful Travelers II'' *2018: ''Trance'' *2021: "Remembrance"

Documentaries

*Discover Pristina with Burim Myftiu - Welcome to Pristina, as seen through the lens of photographer Burim Myftiu

References

External links

Southeast Europe Artists

Gallery Kuenstlerhaus Bregenz, Germany
{{DEFAULTSORT:Myftiu 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