Photography has been my thread through time, sometimes clear, sometimes tangled, but always pulling me forward. While photography remains at the core, my work has evolved into a mixed media exploration, blending different techniques and materials to express the layers of time, memory, and emotion.

In recent years, I’ve experimented with new printing methods and abstract techniques, creating pieces that evoke not just images, but feelings and atmospheres that shift over time.

My journey began in the nineties when I moved from the Balkans to London. In 1999, I returned to Kosova during the war with nothing but a cheap camera, a few rolls of film, and a burning desire to document the truth of what was happening. Kosova 1999, a book of photographs from that time, was later published.

That experience led me into the news industry, where I worked in various roles—as a video editor, camera operator, and edit producer. I’ve also covered the war in Iraq, and worked with BIRN, the UN, Alsat TV, Al Jazeera, the BBC, and independent productions across the UK.

Besnik Mehmeti

Born: 1971

Birthplace: Skopje, Northern Macedonia

Living and working in London, UK

Published work:

1990 Kosova conflict

Evening Standard

Scotsman

Irish times

Die welt

Top Hotel

2016 Iraq War

Documentary

AlJazeera

Selected Exhibitions:

2018 Bromley Library, London UK

Bromley Camera Club annual exhibition

2019 Bromley Library London UK

Bromley Camera Club annual exhibition

2019 Ross Cup 2019 Award winners exhibition

Kent County Photographic Association, UK

2019 O.S.D. London UK

2020 Award winners Landscape Photographer of the Year’ UK Tour

2023 Dulwich Artist Open House

2023 Under the Rainbow, Blue water

2024 Landmark Art Centre

2024 Reporters House