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Minimal Belgrade: Futuristic photography series captures Belgrade’s 20th-century architecture

If you're a fan of architecture then this series by Mirko Nahmijas, entitled Minimal Belgrade, should be right up your street.

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All images courtesy of Mirko Nahmijas. Via direct submission.

All images courtesy of Mirko Nahmijas. Via direct submission.

Documenting the 20th-century architecture of the Serbian capital, the series depicts just a selection of the city's most striking Brutalist-style buildings.

Serving as both a marker in history and a tilt towards futurism, and existing as both minimal and complex in equal measures, the architecture overlaid against bright blue skies makes it difficult to determine the exact timeframe in which the photographs were taken.

Mirko believes that offering a fresh approach is the key to successful photography. He explains: "Being a good photographer, in my opinion, is not just about creating the perfect setting – although it is unquestionably important to find the perfect cadre, skilfully set up the camera, adjust the lights and so on – but finding the perfect angle.

"It's about producing such photographs that show people there are infinite ways of looking at the same thing – over and over again until you realise it is a tad bit different every time you look at it."

The series is available as a collection of aluminium prints, which you can check out here. All images courtesy of Mirko Nahmijas. Via direct submission.

Brutalist concrete apartment tower with protruding balconies photographed against a clear blue sky for Mirko Nahmijas' Minimal Belgrade series
Brutalist apartment building with repetitive grid of windows and protruding concrete balconies against clear blue sky, photographed from below looking upward
Tall industrial chimney with alternating red and white horizontal stripes against a pale blue sky with white clouds, from Mirko Nahmijas's Minimal Belgrade series
Overhead view of a cylindrical concrete pillar supporting a brutalist building, shot against a clear blue sky in Belgrade
Brutalist apartment tower with weathered concrete facade and grid of windows against a pale blue sky, topped with a vintage neon sign
Angular Brutalist building with dark vertical panelling and horizontal white-framed windows jutting against a clear blue sky
A tall white concrete tower with a black roof structure photographed from below against a clear blue sky, part of Belgrade's Brutalist architecture
A curved modernist building with white concrete facade and regular window grid against clear blue sky, from Mirko Nahmijas' Minimal Belgrade series
Brutalist residential tower in Belgrade with contrasting light and dark facade sections against a clear blue sky
Red brick tower with white horizontal bands and a cross on top against a clear blue sky, from Mirko Nahmijas's Minimal Belgrade series
Tall brutalist residential tower with repetitive horizontal window lines and a red vertical structural element, photographed against a clear blue sky
Towering Brutalist residential buildings with geometric facades and numerous windows set against a clear blue sky in Belgrade
Two angular Brutalist concrete buildings with cream and dark grey facades and solar panels, set against a pale blue sky
Curved brutalist building with rows of rectangular windows and decorative cornice against a pale blue sky, from Mirko Nahmijas's Minimal Belgrade series
Symmetrical view looking up at a modernist building facade with black and cream striped balconies against a pale blue sky, part of Mirko Nahmijas' Minimal Belgrade series
Towering cylindrical concrete silos with small rectangular openings connected by a brick structure, photographed against a clear blue sky
Industrial grain elevator and conveyor tower structure against a clear blue sky, part of Mirko Nahmijas's Minimal Belgrade series
Tall Brutalist apartment building with symmetrical facade and central concrete shaft photographed against clear blue sky
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