My name is Petar. I am a self-taught photographer fueled by passion for film and storytelling since the time Titanic hit the iceberg on the big screen. Years of close analysis of cinematic visual voodoo have had a profound effect on my development both as a person and a photographer, and I am here to share it with you. My journey began in 1986 in Yugoslavia, a country that no longer exists on the world map. Due to the Yugoslav Civil War of the 90’s, my family was forced to seek refuge in other parts of the globe. After several years of moving, we finally managed to settle down and begin again in Portland, Maine - a city I’m currently based out of, a city I call home. Fueled by the conviction that soon everyone will have a camera and how it’ll be nearly impossible to “make it” as a photographer, I initially avoided pursuing photography as a career. Instead, I built short-lived careers as a historian, behavioral health professional, and a bartender. Although each of these careers enriched me in unique ways, I came to realize that being a photographer for me was not just a potential career or a mere passion, but a calling, a way of living that infused me with a sense of balance and purpose. Moreover, it allowed me to connect with myself and the world around me in ways I deeply needed. I realized I had no choice but to pursue my calling no matter what. Shooting and analyzing my work daily while simultaneously immersing myself in visions and works of some of the greatest to ever do it - Ernst Hass, Harry Gruyaert, Saul Leiter, Fred Herzog, Bruno Aveillan, Constantine Manos, Steve McCurry, Sebastiao Salgado - has changed me as a photographer through and through. The goal of my work is to create visual poetry that opens a contemplative space within the viewer. I am drawn to photographs that slow time, deepen attention, and awaken a sense of inward stillness. Along the coast of Maine, I am drawn to harbors at dawn and lighthouses as places of pause and reflection, where stillness creates space for clarity to emerge. Intuitive, sensitive, and endlessly curious, I pour pieces of my heart into every frame. Each image reflects the thoughts, emotions, and instincts that shape how I see the world.