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• Photographer
  Dolores Vukanovic, Yugoslavia
• Date of Photograph
  09/03/2023
• Category
  Asia
• Website
  https://www.lensculture.com/dolores-vukanovic
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An old Palestinian man tries to find peace by reading the Holy Quran in the compound of the Al Aqsa Mosque in the shade of an olive tree while waiting for the Dhuhr prayer time on 9th of March 2023.
Unfortunately, life wasn’t easy for the Palestinians with so many ongoing sufferings. Their great belief in God gives them strength to hope for better times.
The Al Aqsa Mosque is the world’s third holiest site for Muslims and it’s symbol of unity, faith , and divine connection together with the Dome of the Rock in front of which is the old Palestinian man reading the Holy Quran.

I'm a photographer from Belgade-Serbia( ex-Yugoslavia) living in Istanbul-Türkiye. Member of the Association of Turkish Photographers. My work was shown to the public at individual and collective photo exhibitions in Brazil, Spain, Morocco, Serbia and Türkiye.

Awards Exhibitions:
- Cultural Center São Paulo-Brazil 2015
- Caja Blanca Cultural Center Malaga -Spain 2017
- Belgrade National City Library, Serbia, 14-30th of January 2022, Organized by the Embassy of Egypt in Belgrade and his Excellency Mr. Amr Aljowaily . " Egypt by Serbian Youth "
-Belgrade Natıonal City Library, Serbia, from 1st till 15th June 2022 my work was exhibited to the Serbian public-"Istanbul Where East and West Meet".
-Istanbul-Türkiye,Turşucuzade Mansion Taş Mektep (Fatih)- in front of the Hagia Sophia Mosque from 17-30th April 2023.
-Istanbul Sisli Mecidiyekoy Sanat Galerisi, collective photo exhibition of famous Turkish photographers and where also my work was exhibited from 14th of July till 31st of August 2023. Title of exhibition " Sevgilim Istanbul".
- Istanbul, Türkiye , from 5th of September till 9th of October 2023, my photos were exhibited at the Cultural Center of North Macedonia at Taksim Square. Title of exhibition " Istanbul through the eyes of a Balkan photographer "
- on 19th of August 2024 at Terra Santa Mekan in center of Istanbul-Türkiye organized by Foton and Beyoglu Municipality was exhibited my work from Palestine
-From 24th of October 2024 till 8th of November my work was exhibited in the Palace of King Peter-Belgrade-Serbia.
-From 21st of December 2024 till 17th of January 2025, my work from Palestine is shown in Istanbul together with the works of other Turkish photographers at the Tmmob Mimarlar Odası İstanbul in Istanbul.
-From 23rd of January till 31st of March 2025 my work was exhibited in Villa des Arts in Rabat -Morocco. Title of the Exhibition: " Trois Continents , Trois Regards" / " Three Continents-Three Visions".
-From 17th of April till 2nd of May 2025 my photos from Morocco were exhibited in Gallery Atrium-Belgrade City Library in Belgrade - Serbia. My photo exhibition " Morocco Through My Lens " was realized in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kindom of Morocco in Belgrade , Serbia.