(Continued from Part I) Voja Mitrovic, Montparnasse, Paris, 1982 By Peter Turnley I recently sat down and interviewed Voja Mitrovic for several hours about his experiences as a printer. Several important concepts emerged from this interview. He indicated
I recently sat down and interviewed Voja Mitrovic for several hours about his experiences as a printer. Several important concepts emerged from this interview. He indicated to me that the three most important things involved in being a great printer are patience, developing a good dialogue and communication with the photographer he is printing for, and knowing how to read a negative.
The Untold Story of One of the Greatest Printers in Photography Voja Mitrovic at the Coupole, Montparnasse, Paris, 1993. Photo by Peter Turnley. By Peter Turnley This is the untold story of one of the greatest printers of black-and-white photographs…
This is the untold story of one of the greatest printers of black-and-white photographs in the history of photography—Voja Mitrovic. It is time that this man, who has literally been in the dark since arriving in Paris from Yugoslavia in 1964, be acknowledged for his important part in the history of photography and his collaborations with many of the great photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
