Marko Stamatovic, born on 13th February, 1977 in Kragujevac, SERBIA. Graduated at the Faculty of Philology and Art, Department for Graphic Design in 2008. The member od ULUPUDS ( National Association of Applied Artist & Designers)  since 2008, department for the artistic photography and design. His works have been published in many publications and magazines like Politika, REFOTO, Novi Magazin, Svetlost, CityWalker, Digital, Danas, Blic, National Geographic Serbia and Smithsonian Magazine. He worked in the magazine CityWalker as an art director for a short time until the foundation of his own studio. Currently he works as a professor of Art in Kragujevac, while he delivers his knowledge about graphic shaping to press media as an art director of photo&design studio FACE. He is the president and founder of the photo club APOLO from Kragujevac and the creator of the first festival of artistic photography in Serbia FOTORAMA. In a happy marriage with beautiful Mirjana, he managed to create his greatest deed of art, little Ognjen…

So far he has 15 own and over 30 collective exhibitions in the country and abroad, while his works have been published in a number of publications and magazines like Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic Serbia, REFOTO, Novi Magazin, Blic, Politika, Danas, CityWalker, Svetlost and many others…

Solo exhibitions

• 2006 Airbrush works exhibition – Bg Car Show
• 2007 Dobroselica: dying village – Reportage b&w photographs exhibition, Public Library “Vuk Karadžič”, gallery, Kragujevac
• 2008 Reform, exhibition of photographs – Modern gallery of National Museum in Kragujevac
• 2008 Dobroselica: dying village – Reportage b&w photographs exhibition, OZON gallery, Belgrade
• 2008 New face of the museum – New visual identity exhibition of National Museum in Zaječar; Great gallery of National Museum in Zaječar
• 2009 Kg galaxy, exhibition of photographs – Modern gallery of National Museum in Kragujevac
• 2010 Exhibition of graphic design artistic works – Gallery of National Museum in Vranje
• 2010 Reportage photography exhibition – Cultural Centre of Grocka gallery
• 2010 Reportage photography exhibition – City gallery of Cultural Centre in Užice
• 2010 Photography exhibition – Gallery of Cultural Centre in Trstenik
• 2011 Do you understand me? – Conceptual photography exhibition; gallery of Student Cultural Centre in Kragujevac
• 2011 Kg galaxy, exhibition of photographs, 77“Vukov sabor“ – Gallery of Cultural Centre in Loznica,
• 2011 Dobroselica: dying village – Reportage b&w photographs exhibition, Gallery of Cultural Centre, Pančevo

Group exhibitions

• 2003 The first exhibition of FILUM graphics, Student Cultural Centre in Kragujevac
• 2004 The second exhibition of FILUM graphics, Student Cultural Centre in Kragujevac
• 2004 Photographs exhibition of Serbia and Montenegro millitary forces, Topčider, Belgrade
• 2006 Calendar – Calligraphy, University of Kragujevac Rectorate
• 2006 Nude photography – Drawings, Student Cultural Centre in Kragujevac
• 2006 FILUM exhibition – The house of culture, Čačak
• 2006 FILUM exhibition – Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 2007 The exhibition of theater posters – Steria’s theater, Novi Sad
• 2007 Experiment – Photographs exhibition of the REFOTO magazine, Belgrade
• 2007 Nude photography – B&W photographs exhibition, FILUM
• 2008 Practice in action – Photographs exhibition of the REFOTO magazine, Belgrade
• 2008 ULUPUDS exhibition – New members presentation
• 2009 Smithsonian magazine, 6th Annual Photo Contest expo
• 2009 Practice in action – Photographs exhibition of the REFOTO magazine, Belgrade
• 2010 Belgrade House of culture, exhibition of photographs
• 2010 ULUPUDS association, photographs exhibition – Kalemegdan promenade, Belgrade
• 2010 Southeast Europe: People and culture photo exhibit, Madrid, Spain
• 2010 Southeast Europe: People and culture photo exhibit, Brussels, Belgium
• 2010 Grifon the eight 2010
• 2010 Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010, CIWEM, London
• 2010 Annual photographs exhibition of the Photo club “APOLO” 2010 – Life, The great gallery of National library “Vuk Karadžić”, Kragujevac
• 2010 Smithsonian magazine 7th Annual Photo Contest expo
• 2010 Practice in action “Široko” – Photographs exhibition of the REFOTO magazine, Belgrade
• 2010 International photographs exhibition: “Man and work”, Bor
• 2010 Great humanitarian photographs exhibition of the Photo club “APOLO”2010
• 2011 Sony World Photography Awards 2011, Somerset House gallery, London
• 2011 Annual photographs exhibition of the Photo club “APOLO” 2011 – Portrait, The great gallery of National library “Vuk Karadžić”, Kragujevac
• 2011 Great photographs exhibition of the serbian photographers “Beautiful Serbia”, Kragujevac
• 2011 International photographs exhibition „Child 2011“, Zaječar
• 2011 Environmental Photographer of the Year 2011, CIWEM, SW1 Gallery, London

Praises and rewards

• 2008 The first prize for the Best digital photograph of the magazine REFOTO (jun 2008)
• 2009 The second prize on armorial concurs for The city of Zaječar crest
• 2009 Microsoft award for the photography on the concurs Serbia on WINDOWS 7
• 2009 One of the 300 best photographs in the world 2008, by the selection of Smithsonian magazine – 6th Annual Photo Contest expo
• 2010 Special award for the best table calendar of the year KG galaxy – 14th calendars exhibition in Novi Sad
• 2010 The award “Svetosavski venac” – Recognition for the educational work
• 2010 One of the 300 best photographs in the world 2008, by the selection of Smithsonian magazine – 7th Annual Photo Contest expo
• 2011 Sony World Photography Awards 2011 – Winners book selection
• 2011 Silver salon medal – International photographs exhibition „Child 2011“, Zaječar
• 2011 Environmental Photographer of the Year 2011-– Winners book selection
• 2011 The second prize – International photo exhibition “Orthodoxy on the Web”
• 2011 Winning photo on 2011 UN Photo Contest