Riots, Teargas and ‘Gruesome Photos’ Behind Serbian Photographer’s Success

An Orthodox priest talks to a young man during street protests in Belgrade. A police cordon faces the crowd in Serbia’s capital, holding plastic shields. A wounded demonstrator lies prone as riot police run past him. These images date back to March 2011, when protesters packed the streets after the arrest of Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic. They were the first photos that Andrej Cukic sent to EPA Images (European Pressphoto Agency). Now he is set to lead the organization, as editor-in-chief. “I was in the right place at the right time,” he tells BIRN. “I had some gruesome photos. Somebody thought that they were very good, and they ran them, and the photos were kind of published everywhere.” The photos led to Cukic gaining regular work from Belgrade for EPA Images, an international news photo agency based in Frankfurt. BIRN has a contract with EPA and regularly uses its images. Subscribe to Balkan Insight Premium to read the full article. Please login to your account below if you are already a Premium Subscriber. Buy Premium Subscription Our Premium Service gives you full access to all content published on BalkanInsight.com, including analyses, investigations, comments, interviews and more. Choose your subscription today and get unparalleled in-depth coverage of the Southern and Eastern Europe. Buy Premium Subscription If you have trouble logging in or any other questions regarding you account, please contact us