Ziyah Gafić was born in 1980 in Sarajevo, in former Yugoslavia, now Bosnia and Herzegovina. He lives and works in Sarajevo.
Gafić is considered one of the most talented, prolific, and engaged of the younger generation photojournalists. Although he was too young to have taken an active part in the Balkan war, the Bosnian documentary photographer Ziyah Gafić personally experienced the impact of the conflict. His aunt died in her burning house, his grandfather committed suicide and a niece was a victim of rape. Out of frustration at his enforced passivity, Gafić was determined to photograph the aftermath of the war in Bosnia. Very quickly he expanded his field to include countries that have been involved in similar sorts of conflicts, such as Palestine, Afghanistan and Chechnya, travelling extensively to document social and political conflict. Here too Muslim communities are seeking restoration after the violence of war, and must continue to live in a divided society.
Ziyah Gafić's website.
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