Macedonian Festival for Alternative Photography - Zrno

Macedonian Festival for Alternative Photography - Zrno ZRNO is an international festival of alternative photography.

By alternative photography we understand all the beautiful and often forgotten processes of the old days of photography yet we do not look away from every modern experimental approach.

ZRNO 2026 goes under the motto UNFOCUS TO SEEYou need to stop, take a breath and unfocus, to see the meaning of that 🙂Se...
05/07/2026

ZRNO 2026 goes under the motto UNFOCUS TO SEE

You need to stop, take a breath and unfocus, to see the meaning of that 🙂

Seven-day intensive workshops 9-15 September:

- Advanced black-and-white photography
- Wet plate collodion workshop
- Creative manipulation of Polaroid emulsions workshop
- Mordançage workshop
- Camera-making workshop
- Color cyanotype

For the stated fee one gets:

Accomodation
Food
Materials to work with
Deep knowledge of the process and more from an excellent menthor
Extra’s undreamed of..

To apply, drop us an email at [email protected]

See you there!

More info on: https://grain.mk/zrno-2026/

04/24/2026

This is the final call to share your vision and be part of the upcoming exhibition “UNFOCUS TO SEE” in Macedonia. We are looking for captivating analog and alternative photographic works that push the boundaries of the medium, whether through classic techniques or experimental processing. Submit your single entries or full bodies of work now to join a global showcase that celebrates the raw, handmade beauty of the noble photographic processes. Don’t miss the chance to have your art curated by our international jury and displayed both physically and virtually to the world!

Meet our unique, beautiful jury!We’ve handpicked a diverse team of experts—balancing age, gender, and geography—to ensur...
04/23/2026

Meet our unique, beautiful jury!

We’ve handpicked a diverse team of experts—balancing age, gender, and geography—to ensure every photo gets the thoughtful perspective it deserves. From youth representatives to international voices, this wonderful group is ready to bring the very best of your work to light!

SASHO ALUSHEVSKI

Zrno representative in the jury. Alternative photographer, pioneer and teacher of the whole Macedonian alternative scene, initiator of all this. Photography teacher.

Meet our unique, beautiful jury!We’ve handpicked a diverse team of experts—balancing age, gender, and geography—to ensur...
04/22/2026

Meet our unique, beautiful jury!

We’ve handpicked a diverse team of experts—balancing age, gender, and geography—to ensure every photo gets the thoughtful perspective it deserves. From youth representatives to international voices, this wonderful group is ready to bring the very best of your work to light!

PEP MINGUEZ

Josep Dominguez Castells ( Pep Minguez) is a Catalan cultural worker and photography promoter from Vilassar de Dalt, near Barcelona. He is the president of Associació Fotogràfica EspaiFoto, a registered association in Catalonia. In these roles, Domínguez Castells serves as the director of the Revela’T festival, a photography festival held in Vilassar de Dalt that promotes photographic expression, culture, and local community engagement.

Deadline extended, one more week 🤍https://grain.mk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/OPEN-CALL-2026-.pdf
04/21/2026

Deadline extended, one more week 🤍

https://grain.mk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/OPEN-CALL-2026-.pdf

Meet our unique, beautiful jury!We’ve handpicked a diverse team of experts—balancing age, gender, and geography—to ensur...
04/21/2026

Meet our unique, beautiful jury!

We’ve handpicked a diverse team of experts—balancing age, gender, and geography—to ensure every photo gets the thoughtful perspective it deserves. From youth representatives to international voices, this wonderful group is ready to bring the very best of your work to light!

NATASA TAKAC - from Osijek, Croatia where she graduated from the School of Applied Arts and Design, earning the title of Painting Designer. In 2022, she completed her undergraduate studies in Art Education at the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, obtaining the title Bachelor of Art Education. At the same Academy, she completed her studies in September of 2025 and obtained a Master’s degree in Visual Arts, at the Department of Visual and Media Arts.

04/21/2026

Pretty much all there is to it.

04/21/2026

📅 1–2 МАЈ 2026 | 📍 Кооперација, сретсело С. Смилево
✨Изложби во настанување: „Интуитивни клепања“ и „Последните селани“

🌱 Уметноста како жив процес
Ве покануваме на две уникатни „изложби во настанување“ кои ја редефинираат уметноста како простор за заедничко творештво, средба и активно учество. Проектот ги истражува границите на авторството преку директна интеракција со заедницата. 👥

✅ „Последните селани“: Жив архив од портрети на жителите на Смилево. Процесот на фотографирање се одвива пред очите на публиката, претворајќи го чинот на документирање во споделено искуство и чин на сведочење. 📸🎞️

✅ „Интуитивни клепања“: Платформа за заедничко создавање на привремени скулптури од пронајдени предмети. Артистите и публиката, преку интуиција и игра, градат дијалог меѓу предметите и меѓусебниот однос. 🛠️🎨

🐦 Во овие изложби, уметноста е отворен процес каде секој присутен станува соавтор преку своето присуство и заедничарење. 🤝

Учесници: Емилија Сандиќ, Сашо Алушевски, Предраг Узелац.

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📅 MAY 1–2, 2026 | 📍 The Cooperative, Smilevo Village Square
✨ Exhibitions in Progress: "Intuitive Assemblage" and "The Last Villagers"

🌱 Art as a Living Process
We invite you to two unique "exhibitions in progress" that redefine art as a space for collective creation, encounter, and active participation. The project explores the boundaries of authorship through direct interaction with the community. 👥

✅ "The Last Villagers": A living archive of portraits of Smilevo’s residents. The photographic process unfolds before the audience, transforming the act of documentation into a shared experience and an act of bearing witness. 📸🎞️

✅ "Intuitive Assemblage": A platform for the joint creation of temporary sculptures from found objects. Artists and the public, through intuition and play, build a dialogue between objects and their shared relationships. 🛠️🎨

🐦 In these exhibitions, art is an open-ended process where every person present becomes a co-author through their presence and communal engagement. 🤝

Participants: Emilija Sandić, Sasho Alushevski, Predrag Uzelac.

НУ Манифестација Смилевски конгрес
Министерство за култура / Ministria e Kulturës
Центар за култура Битола

Poster Goce Veselinovski

Meet our unique, beautiful jury!We’ve handpicked a diverse team of experts—balancing age, gender, and geography—to ensur...
04/19/2026

Meet our unique, beautiful jury!

We’ve handpicked a diverse team of experts—balancing age, gender, and geography—to ensure every photo gets the thoughtful perspective it deserves. From youth representatives to international voices, this wonderful group is ready to bring the very best of your work to light!

Ivana Brezovac

A true regional photography guru and professor at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Ivana has published hundreds of articles on the craft. As a long-time supporter of Zrno, her deep knowledge of classic B&W photography makes her an amazing addition to our team!

Meet our unique, beautiful jury!We’ve handpicked a diverse team of experts—balancing age, gender, and geography—to ensur...
04/18/2026

Meet our unique, beautiful jury!

We’ve handpicked a diverse team of experts—balancing age, gender, and geography—to ensure every photo gets the thoughtful perspective it deserves. From youth representatives to international voices, this wonderful group is ready to bring the very best of your work to light!

FLORIAN KOPR

Graduated from the visual arts branch of BRG Viktring in Klagenfurt, now based in Vienna, Austria. Focusing on photography, printmaking, and graphic processes, the artistic practice is deeply rooted in the motifs and experiences of a Central European border region. The work evolves through sustained engagement with specific places, allowing observations to accumulate and meanings to shift. By navigating histories and balancing fluid realities, these observations are condensed into a single point of interest. From this concentration, a new dialogue begins.

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