Nikola Tacevski

I WAS BORN IN SKOPJE, FORMER SFR YUGOSLAVIA WHICH NO LONGER EXIST AND IS TODAY MACEDONIA.

I GRADUATED FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED ARTS IN 1984 IN ZAGREB, CROATIA. FROM 1986 I STARTED TO WORK AS A FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER. THE MAJOTIRY OF MY CLIENTS WERE MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, ARTISTS AND PUBLISHERS AND MY WORK MOSTLY INVOLVED PHOTOGRAPHING ARCHITECTURE. SCULPTURES , PAINTINGS AND OTHER OBJECTS OR PERFORMANCES.

THE COMBINATION OF THE END OF COMMUNISM AT THE END OF 1980"S AND START OF THE YUGOSLAVIAN WAR IN THE EARLY 1990"S  HAD A BIG IMPACT ON MY WORK. I STARTED TO DO MORE DOCUMENTARY AND PORTRAITS WORK AND SHORTLY COOPERATED WITH THE PARIS BASED PRESS AGENCIES GAMA AND WOSTOK.

FROM 1995 I START TAKING ON COMMISSIONS FOR THE ADVERTISING AGENCY BBDO ZAGREB. TODAY MY COMMISSIONS ARE MAINLY FOR INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES INCLUDING BBDO, McCANN ERIKSON, GRAY, SAATCHI & SAATCHI, DDB, LOWE GGK, PUBLICIS, LEAGAS DELANEY, LEO BURNETT ETC.

MY WORK HAS RECIVED MANY AWARDS AT VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING FESTIVALS INCLUDING: SILVER PRICE FROM CANNES, GOLDEN HUMER, GOLDEN DRUM, LOUSKACEK (NATIONAL CZECH AD PRICE), ETC.

I HAVE BEEN TWICE SELECTED FOR LURZER"S ARCHIVE BOOK "200 BEST AD PHOTOGRAPHERS WORLD WIDE.

MY CLIENT LIST INCLUDE AUDI, DEAWOO, OPEL, SKODA, CANON GALERY AMSTERDAM, O2 TELEFONICA, VODAFONE, VIP, TISCALI, T-COM, ORANGE, BLUETON, AUSTIA BANKA, GE MONEY BANK, KOMERCNI BANKA, MASTER CARD, L"OREAL, CSA, J&B WHISKEY, ALLIANZ, CANESTEN, PROCTER AND GAMBLE, BECHEROVKA, FERNET, OPAVIA, ALBERT, STELLA ARTOIS, PILSNER URQUELL, STAROPRAMEN, GAMBRINUS, RADEGAST, BUDWEISER- BUDEOVICKY PIVOVAR, KARLOVACKO PIVO, NESCAFE, JACOBS, TCHIBO,  MARLBORO, LUCKY STRITE, CHESTERFILD, JANA, JAMNICA, STUDENA, McDONALDS, METRO /MACRO/, BOHEMIA SEKT, FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, TORTURE MUSEUM, NADACE TEREZY MAXOVE, NADACE NASE DITE, BILA PASTILKA, NADACE TATANI KUCHAROVE, PARAOLIMPIC GAMES BRATISLAVA, HARD ROK CAFE, WOMAN WORLD CONFERENCE, MINISTRY OF FOREIN AFFEARS OF CZECH REPUBLIC, ETC.