Agron Dragaj

Agron Dragaj is a Swiss - Kosovan photographer currently based in Kiev, Ukraine. He graduated from Prishtina University in 1992 and New York Institute of Photography (NYIP), passion for photography led him to become a versatile, extrovert and independent photographer specialising in travel photography, portraits, documentary and photojournalism.
Five years of work in Sri Lanka went into the documentary "Portraits of Displacement", which portrays the displacement and humanitarian relief efforts of UN agencies and I/NGOs - due not only to two decades of civil war but also the displacement of people after the Tsunami which hit the Sri Lankan coast on 26 December 2004.


Some of his work appeared in:
Times, Der Spiegel, National Geographic magazine, Geo, the Guardian, CNN Traveler ,Wall Street Journal, Daily news, Silver Kris, Etihad inflight magazine, Amana magazine, JPG magazine, Sky magazine, the UNHCR web publications and news.
His work of the Asian Tsunami aftermath was projected on the Angkor International Photography Festival in Siam Reap in Cambodia.

awards:
International photography contest "Gjon Mili" 2007 - Kosovo - runner up
Charity in Focus photography contest 2007- Honourable mention
recent events / ex...

University of Pristina Kosovo 1992
New York Institute of Photography

02-11 february 2007individual photo exhibition:"Frozen moments" Trincomalee Sri Lanka30 November 2006Group exhibition Angkor photography Siem Reap- Cambodia29th June 2007 exhibition "World refugee day - human rights"Barefoot gallery - Colombo, Sri Lanka20-22 July 2007 "charity in focus" Icosaherdon gallery, New York, USA01-15 June August 2007 - Gjon Mili - National Art Gallery - Pristina, Kosova.,