UDRUŽENJE PROFESIONALNIH FOTOGRAFA BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE I DRUŠTVO AMATER FOTOGRAFA SARAJEVO
UDRUŽENJE PROFESIONALNIH FOTOGRAFA BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE I DRUŠTVO AMATER FOTOGRAFA SARAJEVO

Summary/Abstract: The various societies and associations which were formed between the two World Wars in Bosnia and Herzegovina had a significant influence in the cultural, educational and social development of the country. Among them there were also photography societies of which the first one in Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed in 1910 and was known as the Association of Professional Photographers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1925 another society was formed – the Society of Amateur Photographers in Sarajevo which initially only covered the Sarajevo region, but subsequently also covered Bosnia, Herzegovina and Dalmatia, and in 1932 the Drina Banate. The initiator for the founding of this society and the person who drew up its first regulations was dr. Milan Maraković, the director of the Institute for Meteorology in Sarajevo. The most prominent members were: Branko Raca, the president of the society, Lavoslav Steiner, an official of the Provincial Bank for Bosnia and Herzegovina as the society’s secretary, and Hinko Rapp, the customs commissioner in Sarajevo, also one of the society’s secretaries. The significance of these societies was manifold – the propagation and promotion of photography, organizing competitions and photography exhibitions in the country and abroad, the organization of theoretical and practical courses and similar activities. The Society of Amateur Photographers in Sarajevo organized two great exhibitions in Sarajevo in 1926 and 1928.

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