Renuar Locaj

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Renuar Locaj
Born
OccupationPhotographer
Years active2008–present
Websiterenuarlocaj.com

Renuar Locaj is an Albanian photographer.[1][2] He won a Gold Award in the arts competition organized by Prix de la Photographie, Paris in 2017.[3]

Early life and education[edit]

Renuar Locaj was born on 14 April 1982 in Mirdite, Albania. He acquired his first knowledge of figurative art through his father, Lin Loci, a well-known painter in Albania . in 1997, he attended the Art School Jordan Misja in Tirana. He later studied arts at the University of Arts in Tirane, Albania.[4] Locaj started working as an art director at his creative agency after graduating from the university.[5][6]

Career[edit]

Escape, the artwork by Renuar Locaj that won him a Gold Award in the arts competition organized by Prix de la Photographie, Paris in 2017

Not long after his undertaking in the creative field, he began to work as a photographer.[7][8][9] In 2017 he won the Gold Award in the category of Press/Performing Arts in the competition organized by Prix de la Photographie, Paris.[3]

In 2021 he opened his exhibition of photography in the documentary genre in the Albanian National and Historic Museum, which exhibited photos of refugees from the Middle East passing through the Albanian territory to The European Union.[10][11]

Awards[edit]

  • 2017 - PRIX Gold Award[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ekspozitë me fotot e emigrimit "Ëndrrat që mbartim" ekspozita e fotografit Renuar Locaj". top-channel.tv. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Renuar Locaj pjesë e Ellements Magazine New York". vizionplus.tv. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "2017 Press & Performing Arts Winners". px3.fr. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Profil artisti – Renuar Locaj". opinion.al. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Ëndrrat që mbartim nga artisti Renuar Locaj". balkanweb.com. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ Shkruar Nga Anabel (12 February 2020). "The first and last time you see Adrolla in a video clip". anabelmagazine.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Fotografi Renuar Locaj, në bashkëpunime ndërkombëtare". revistawho.com. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Asgjë, si arti s'mund të na i rrëfejë vuajtjen dhe shpresën! Renuar Locaj sjell ekspozitën me imazhet më të veçanta njerëzore". shqip.media. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Balerina Klaudia Pepa pozon nudo për fotografin Renuar Locaj". balkanweb.com. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. ^ "The Dreams We Carry: Refugees and their stories in an exhibition in Tirana". albania.un.org. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  11. ^ Fjori Sinoruka (17 November 2021). "Photographer Portrays Pain – and Hope – of Refugees Reaching Albania". balkaninsight.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

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