Liam Levitz
By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
The bridge in these pictures is an exact replica of the original built over 400 years ago during the reign of the Ottoman empire. The occupying Croatian Army destroyed the bridge on November the 9th 2003, a minor act of aggression in comparison to the wider atrocities that happened in Mostar and across Bosnia. However, the bridge had always been seen as the unofficial bridging point between the cultures of east and west and indicative of the tolerant, peaceful Bosnian population. The demolition became one of the iconic images from the war.
The bridge was rebuilt between 1999 and 2004 and it, along with its surrounding area Stari Most, was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is now the major tourist attraction of a very attractive city.
Series Description: The first of plenty of shots taken on my recent (all too brief) backpack around Bosnia and Croatia.
Part of my reason for going to the Balkans , Bosnia and Herzegovina in particular was to find out what happened in the Yugoslav War. I was worried about how the people I met would feel about this but there seemed to be a strong desire from most if not all of the Bosnians I met to make sure their story was told so I will do my meagre bit and put some information in with my pictures for the few folk who actually look at these images. The info will either be what I have learned or was told so if there are any inaccuracies, please let me know.
By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
The bridge in these pictures is an exact replica of the original built over 400 years ago during the reign of the Ottoman empire. The occupying Croatian Army destroyed the bridge on November the 9th 2003, a minor act of aggression in comparison to the wider atrocities that happened in Mostar and across Bosnia. However, the bridge had always been seen as the unofficial bridging point between the cultures of east and west and indicative of the tolerant, peaceful Bosnian population. The demolition became one of the iconic images from the war.
The bridge was rebuilt between 1999 and 2004 and it, along with its surrounding area Stari Most, was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is now the major tourist attraction of a very attractive city.
Series Description: The first of plenty of shots taken on my recent (all too brief) backpack around Bosnia and Croatia.
Part of my reason for going to the Balkans , Bosnia and Herzegovina in particular was to find out what happened in the Yugoslav War. I was worried about how the people I met would feel about this but there seemed to be a strong desire from most if not all of the Bosnians I met to make sure their story was told so I will do my meagre bit and put some information in with my pictures for the few folk who actually look at these images. The info will either be what I have learned or was told so if there are any inaccuracies, please let me know.