Oana Baković

Oana M. Baković is a contemporary fine art photographer with a predilection for the wild, sometimes endangered flora, peculiar plants, big bodies of water and motion.

She was born in the port city of Constanta, on the shores of the Black Sea, to a Croatian father and a Romanian mother. Always a passionate photographer, she started by documenting her family life tangential to her work as an advertising professional.

In 2020, Oana finally focused more on her art, identifying that her interest lies mainly in the natural world and refining the technique of using a flash with ambient light and sometimes ND filters. The camera of her choice is a Fuji X100V.

Things started moving in the right direction when she participated and won first prize in a local photography art contest. The winning photograph of old Morris Minor was much praised in the local art community, which gave her confidence to go further.

By 2022, following her win at The Sony World Photography Awards, Aesthetica Magazine wrote,

‘Baković offers a fresh take on floral photography. The results are almost alien, highlighting the natural world from the inside. Seemingly small plants become towering giants in front of Baković’s lens, rendered in rich and saturated colou...

Sussex Art Fair @Chichester, West Sussex - May 2023

The Glasgow Gallery of Photography Colour Exhibition @Glasgow, Scotland - February 2023

D31 Art Gallery Winter Exhibition 'Togetherness' @Doncaster, UK - January 2023

Artly Mix Exhibit- Voz Exhibition @Sao Paulo, Brazil - December 2022

Feature Shoot’s Exhibition @Indian Photo Festival - November / December 2022

730 Exhibition ‘Original Magazine’ @ The Photobook Cafe, London - November 2022

Do Not Obstruct Gallery @Kemptown Village, Brighton - November 2022

The Sussex Contemporary 2022 @British Airways i360, Brighton - October 2022

Feature Shoot’s Exhibition @Indian Photo Festival - September 2022

Lensculture Editor's Choice Summer Open 2022 Competition Gallery - August 2022

ARVIVID & WWF Spain Charity Exhibition "Wild Art" - June 2022

The Other Art Fair, London - March 2022

Light in Darkness @Artdoc Photography Magazine - January 2022

Documentary Stories @Artdoc Photography Magazine - October 2021