The collaboration of Mr. Srdjan Doroski and Jeunesses Musicales Novi Sad started in 2009. Jeunesses Musicales Novi Sad main activity is the organization of concerts and it is considered to be the most important creator of music life in Novi Sad. Since the collaboration has started, Mr. Doroski’s activities are inseparable part in the presentation of our city.
During collaboration with Srdjan Doroski, Jeunesses Musicales Novi Sad has improved the presentation of its events. Mr. Srdjan’s creative and innovative photographs, especially the one that were used in our publications and presentations, have helped and still contributes to the promotion of Jeunesses Musicales Novi Sad.
Srdjan Doroski’s photographs are unique and they possess great aesthetic and artistic value. Concerts can be described as static and they do not leave a lot of space for creative visual photographs. However, the eye of Mr Doroski recognize and notice a lot of hidden details which are not only craftly captured but uniquely visually shaped and presented. Thus, many times his works charmed not only us as organizers but audience also. We were astonished by Mr Srdjan’s ability to capture the face expressions, body language in photographs. He also manages to show the feelings of musicians during a concert and their personal characteristics.
The photographer Srdjan Doroski is one of the most valued collaborators of Jeunesses Musicales Novi Sad. Besides talent and wittiness in the field of his expertise, Mr. Doroski is also a very reliable, hard-working, and dedicated person. Moreover, he is very communicative, easy-going, and caring person who will add value to every dedicated, creative, and successful team.

Yours sincerely,
Milan Radulovic, CEO
27/01/2021, Novi Sad

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In the last two years, Srdjan Doroski was the official photographer of the festival Sterijino pozorje which traditionally takes place from May 26 th until June 3 rd .

Doroski has showed an exceptional talent in his photos and ability to illustrate the atmosphere of the theatre plays, their visual sensations and high aesthetic qualities, and to reach the level of an authentic document and a permanent record of one of the most ephemeral arts.

His photos are dynamic, they show the beauty of movement, scene and costume design details, mime and gestures of the actors. Srdjan also impressively captured the atmosphere before and after the plays, in the foyer, from theatre critics round tables, in the theatre club of Serbian National Theatre, and this led to the overall impression of the significance and the greatness of the most important theatre festival in our country. In addition, Srdjan Doroski possesses a high level of professionalism, responsibility and respect of all contracts and arrangements, and this is why he is a permanent collaborator of Sterijino pozorje.

Dr. Miroslav Radonjić
general manager of Sterijino Pozorje, Novi Sad

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Srdjan Doroski’s photographs I noticed for the first time on Sterija Theater commercial materials and on the Serbian National Theatre posters. Immediately, I noticed the difference between his work and the work of other photographers. I was very happy to find out that Mr Doroski accepted out terms and the offer to photograph New Fortress Theater Festival. I am the member of the festival committee and I have the opportunity to work with this incredible master.
There are rare photographs, like Srdjan Doroski, that can catch the details of the scene life. He does not present just movements, but their meanings also, he does not catch just faces but their intentions also. He does not make just photographs of motionless poising but he also portraits whirlpool of events. Srdjan Doroski manages to overcome all traps of fake and phony. He does not direct his camara towards something that is obvious. His artistic work is much thoughtful, and he does not miss anything that can tell more than verbal description. Moreover, his work does not rely only on the power of a photographer’s eye. He does not want only to capture what can be noticed at the first sight. His photographs do not answer only to the question what but also to the question how.
In other words, Mr Doroski changes the reality with his photographs showing that the camara is able to reveal many things which general public cannot see. He is able to create a very effective portrait of a face that he catches in passing by. Therefore, he is able to present artistically what a face would like to hide in reality.
Srdjan Doroski is a photographer whose artistic eyes, skills, and commitment we have welcomed wholeheartedly. He is the photographer who I would more than gladly recommend to anyone.

Vida Ognjenovic

Since 2013, Srdjan Doroski has been working on various projects organized by Ujvidek Szinhaz. In 2013, he was a photographer at NOMUS festival with which we were co-producing the show „West Side Story “.
Comparing to other official theater photographs, Srdjan’s photographs vibrate with colors, movements and emotions depicting to a viewer why it is important to watch the show. After so many years, I must admit that some of his photographs were better than actual shows.
So far, Srdjan has been the photograph on 36 shows. Moreover, he has been the photographer on all our Synergy World Theater Festivals. His photograph depicts carefully chosen moments and they also emphasize actors’ play and movements and with their background, they give the artistic value to the show. Srdjan’s lens never stays distant and cold. He always approaches boldly to an actor on the scene but with deep understanding and tolerance. It makes a photograph very adjustable to various posters and other advertisement materials. Moreover, I can say that Srdjan’s photographs have extremely improved the brand of Novi Sad theater.
Srdjan Doroski is one of the best theater photographs in Vojvodina and even further. However, the more important thing is that it is seen that the photographer loves what he sees through his lens.
Therefore, by looking at his photographs, we also start liking a show.

Robert Lenard, Art Director
Novi Sad Theater - Ujvidek Szinhazding element

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I am writing with great pleasure to recommend one of my best coworkers regarding the positions that require highly-developed perceptive skills and artistically-oriented approach. Considering his remarkable qualities in the field of artistic perception and photographing, Srđan Doroški, photographer in Novi Sad Center for Dance research and art of Flamenco, has shown outstanding results in the wide range of activities.

Since we have been collaborating for more than ten years in the Center I am well-aware of his interests and ambitions. Srđan Doroški has proven to be a reliable coworker. He is photographer with specific style and high sensibility for composition and content. He is very competent, possessing strong will and strict principles and open to new ideas as well. He is very efficient and innovative. What distinguishes him from other coworkers I collaborate with is his creative thinking.

He has an ability to draw on his own experience and observations and to develop thoughtful ideas on a variety of issues. In addition, he is organized, hard-working and conscientious. Not only is he a good team player, but he can also work independently and is able to follow through to ensure that the tasks get done. I recommend Srđan Doroški to be considered as a coworker who can became an important and reliable member of your team, and I can assure you that he will meet your requirements and live up to your expectations. 

Maja S. Vukadinović,PhD
Fouder and director of

CENTER FOR DANCE RESEARCH AND ART OF FLAMENCO LA SED GITANA

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I have decided to collaborate with Srđan Doroški, MSc, a photographer and photo reporter due to his wide experience and participation in the field of cultural production. Srđan’s photo achievements in the field of a scene photography and event photography are the proof of how the art could reach the audience and Srđan has succeeded in this endeavor better than any words or performance criticism. Srđan is famous for his cooperation with well-known theaters in Novi Sad, such as Srpsko narodno pozorište and Ujvidek szinhaza. He participated in the numerous performances such as: “Fiddler on the roof”, “West side story“, “Richard the third, “Babet“, “Ban Bank“, “Awakening of spring“, “Elektra“, “Neoplanta“, “The Wizard of Oz”, etc. Moreover, he participated as a photographer in renowned festivals and manifestations such as NOMUS, Novi Sad summer, Christmas-New Year concerts, etc. Mr. Doroški’s individual exhibitions (“Sea and People”, “Dance”, “Pure black and white”) left the audience speechless and expressed his sensibility towards human portrait and nature. He showed his view of tonal contrast reality at “Pure black and white” exhibition or expressed his idea about the sea at “Sea and People” exhibition. Therefore, every detail in Srđan’s photos shows us that we have encountered a remarkable photo professional who has a unique style and expresses his emotion through photography.

Teodora Ž. Janković, a journalist and publicist

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When in 2012 I started working in Serbian National Theatre as a public relations editor, I had the opportunity to meet and become acquainted with many artists, their work and their personalities.
Surely, there were individuals among them who were outstanding due to their qualities, both personal and professional. It is always important to be able to recognize a person`s qualities in order to make progress in our work.

Srdjan Doroski is surely one of the people who are outstanding due to his work which is marked by dedication, enthusiasm, creativity, warmth, and experience.
I met Srdjan`s work through my involvement in theatre art. I would not exaggerate if I say it was `love at first photo`.

Srdjan `s photos are truly fascinating with their perfect composition of light and movement. His skill to convey both the emotion and the message of the play, scene or character is recognized by numerous artists of our theatre and Srdjan has over time become the most wanted photographer in our theatre. Whether it is drama, opera or ballet, Srdjan is expected to be there to capture the work of the authors, artists, and directors. Srdjan `s intelligence and organizational skills allow him to work in large organizations such as theatres and theatre festivals, and his inner peace and focus on work help him overcome very stressful situations in a professional manner.
Theatre is a living art, always ongoing, and it is, therefore, necessary to be able to deal with it – with the people and with the organization of work. Srdjan has showed that he can make the best in any situation and not let his work suffer. He always meets deadlines, and it is a proof that he respects both himself and his work, but also his colleagues, collaborators and their work and time. Srdjan `s general knowledge and interest in literature, cinematography, and art show that he is a person who is open-minded and with no intellectual borders. He is a warm person who really cares for the people around him, for the society and mankind.
For all the reasons mentioned above, I can wholeheartedly recommend you Srdjan Doroski as a reliable and high-quality person, with no fear that he will not fulfill, and even overcome, your expectations. Feel free to contact me if you need any additional information regarding Srdjan and my experience while working with him.

Jelena Lagator
Public relations editor
PR Centre, Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad

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Today, everything can be photographed, and it is photographed. However, there are rare photographers that trully see what they photograph. The photograph taken by Srdjan Doroski represents the scenes from the life. He presents unique and aesthetic scenes of objective reality. A lot of photographers have worked in the theater and they still work and very often you cannot tell difference between their photographs from various shows, everything is dark and gloomy. On the other side, photographs of Srdjan Doroski are something completely different. They represent the sufferings of the characters’ souls, conflicts of the characters, the scenes of delicate situations that change the flow of the story, inner conflicts of the characters, etc. Mr. Doroski manages to find with his sharp eye the detail that represents the main point of a theater show.

The last but not the least, in today’s era of short instant sensations, Mr. Doroski’s photographs are memorable and they sell what they advertise and in the case of Ujvideki sinhaz it is a theater show.
Journalist and PR of Ujvideki sinhaz, Snezana Miletic

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For several years, we tried to arrange cooperation with Srđan Doroški but we were hindered by the
outbreak of coronavirus and other priorly accepted obligations. Finally, Srđan Doroški and the
National Theater in Sombor met at the 31st Theater Marathon festival in June 2023. Bearing in
mind that the festival is very dynamic, that 5 or 6 programs are held during the day and night
(mostly performances, but also concerts and panels), it is a huge task for only one photographer to
cover it all. Moreover, he managed to process the photos and deliver them as fast as possible so
that they could be published on social networks and sent to the media.
Srdjan did all that with incredible ease. Capturing moments on and behind the stage and recording
the atmosphere among the audience and employees, he created for us a photo document that
reflected the essence of the festival's atmosphere like a mirror.
His theatrical photography is alive and in all the luxury of color captures even the subtlest
emotions. This was confirmed by all the theater participants who thanked us wholeheartedly for his
photos.
Bojana Kovacevic
General Menage of National Theather in Simbor

When Music Becomes Light

Photography’s rare alchemy is its ability to transform a fleeting moment into eternity. It is more than a mere record, but a medium that turns a document
into art, halts time, and endows it with new meaning. Nowhere does this power find a purer expression than in the context of the performing arts.
Here, photography does not simply register the visible course of events; it captures the invisible energy that flows between performers and audience – the fragile,
elusive dimension of performance itself. It is within this delicate space between the documentary and the artistic that Srđan Doroški
shapes his distinctive photographic language. His works transcend the role of chronicle; they are visual poetry, a point of convergence of fact and emotion,
moment and duration. As a witness, he records the precision of the event; as an artist, he translates it into images that preserve the internal stage drama.

Light occupies a central place in this expression. It is not a technical necessity, but the principal protagonist of the composition. Just as Caravaggio
constructed the visual structure of his paintings through contrasts of light and shadow, so Doroški builds a structure of a film frame
where light becomes the language of the scene. It may signal tension, a hint of tenderness, or suggest passion or melancholy.
Shadows, in turn, are not an absence but an echo of light – a space for the observer to fill in with their own reading of the image.

The photographs in this exhibition reveal how the energy of a live performance is transformed into a visual narrative.
Doroški has the rare gift of recognising and arresting micro-moments that carry the essence of a performance: a musician’s movement,
an actor’s intimate glance, a spontaneous gesture that betrays the performer’s inner world. Once frozen in a photograph, these
invisible fragments continue to live on, long after the curtain falls, the music fades, and the applause subsides.

The artist’s long-standing experience across different fields of photography is reflected in both his technical virtuosity and artistic subtlety.
This synthesis enables him to transcend the traditional divide between the documentary and the artistic, affirming that photography of the
performing arts is not a secondary discipline, but an autonomous artistic practice. In an age in which digital records increasingly produce
an illusion of the fluid and the transient, the photographs of Srđan Doroški remind us of the power of the arrested moment – one that
gathers the totality of experience within itself and becomes a bridge between the ephemeral and the enduring.
Nenad S. Lazić
visual artist

There’s no difference between jazz and photography. It’s all about creativity. These words by Les McCann, the legendary jazz pianist and photographer, are not just an inspiring maxim but also a key to unlocking the essence of Srđan Doroški’s work. His photographs, created during the Novi Sad Jazz Festival, go far beyond the role of mere documentation. They are sophisticated visual narratives that serve as a bridge between two kindred sensibilities. Like jazz musicians, whose stories unfold in the act of performance, Doroški tells his through sequences of frames – carefully chosen moments that together form a deeper whole. His lens becomes a channel through which the performers’ energy – tense, unpredictable – bursts into an explosion of improvisation. In this process, the concert atmosphere is not just a backdrop but a magical equilibrium uniting musicians and audience.
Doroški does not seek to “freeze” movement but to capture its momentum, its flow. Some of his images rise to the level of photographic essays, where every detail – the gleam of an instrument, a shadow on the floor, a fleeting grimace – fits into a deliberate composition, like a stanza in a poet’s notebook. These essays reflect a profound understanding of musical form: its passion breaking to the surface, the discipline underlying apparent chaos, and the fragile humanity behind every note. His exhibition is therefore not simply a collection of concert memories; it is an ambitious and penetrating artistic endeavour that strives to capture the uncatchable – the very process of creation. What a jazz musician does with chords and melodies, Doroški achieves with light, composition and timing. “Stepping out of the comfort zone” and “pushing one’s artistic boundaries” are not empty phrases in his practice; they are active principles. Photographing jazz demands the same kind of presence – the ability to react intuitively, to embrace risk and to trust the process. This affinity also appears in his exploration of imperfection, since jazz musicians themselves embrace it in their search for authenticity. Doroški seeks out these very imperfections – whether in the tension on a bassist’s face or the undeliberate play of light striking adrummer’s sticks. The result is photography with soul, capturing not a finished product but living, breathing art. These images do more than suggest musical flow – they compel us to feel it. The essence is that Doroški does not photograph music; he photographs creativity in its purest, most organic form. At the same time, his work
engages the viewer in a nuanced and rewarding dialogue, inviting them to enter, to search, to uncover layers of meaning, just as a jazz listener delves into layers of improvisation. Ultimately, Srđan Doroški’s exhibition extends its reach by portraying the cultural resonance of jazz itself. He does not confine it to the sometimes sterile space of the stage but places it within a wider context, revealing its essential ties to
the audience and to the modern urban landscape of Novi Sad. In doing so, he reminds us that jazz is not an isolated art form – it is part of the city’s life, its rhythm, its nights. This exhibition, therefore, is not only
about music. It is about the creative impulse shared by a city, a festival and an artist.

How to See Music: The Photography of Srđan Doroški

Today, more and more people take photographs, yet fewer truly see. In an age of visual
abundance – and of inevitable superficiality – photographer Srđan (Pabllo) Doroški
distinguishes himself through a subtle presence and a keen, discerning eye. His work is far more
than mere documenting; it is an authentic interpretation of vision itself.
We have been collaborating with Srđan for over fifteen years. In that time, he has become an
indispensable part of our team: a trusted collaborator, a subtle chronicler, a witness behind the
lens. His photographs first followed the Novi Sad Music Festivities and other projects of the
Music Youth of Novi Sad, and over the years extended to the Vojvodina Symphony Orchestra,
to theatre and other major music festivals such as the Novi Sad Jazz Festival, as well as to
numerous ensembles and artists who discovered their very “photographic identity” through his
eye.
What sets Srđan’s photography apart is the combination of sensitivity, patience and visual
imagination. He has the rare gift of noticing the detail most of us would miss – of isolating it,
refining it and transforming it into an image that endures in memory. His photographs possess
warmth and wit, a rhythm and inner pulse. They bring convergence of music, stage moment,
the play of light and shadow, the fleeting expression of a face, the gesture of a hand…
For this reason, the artists he photographs are eager to use his images as cover or profile
photos, for they possess a rare, authentic intimacy – something that cannot be staged.
The role of a photographer in documenting our concerts is far from secondary. It is crucial, not
merely for record-keeping, but for shaping how our work will be remembered and experienced.
Srđan captures each performance not as a detached observer, but as someone who profoundly
understands the artistic act, seizing it at its most intense – and at times, most eccentric –
moments.
There is also something unmistakably personal in his photographs – a signature, a stance
uniquely his own.
Today, when everyone has a good camera, Srđan possesses what no camera can provide:
sensitivity and talent. These qualities do not come with technology – they are acquired, honed
and nurtured through years of experience, with care and a serious commitment to every artistic
event, and above all, with a love for the work itself – in Srđan’s case, for the art of photography.
Music Youth of Novi Sad