Local Property Session
€600
One ready-to-shoot apartment up to 80 m² in Split, up to 90 minutes on site, 20 edited images. This is also the minimum booking.
Photography · Ivan Boban
Architectural Photographer in Croatia
Documentation of buildings for what they mean, not just how they look — hotels, restaurants, cultural venues, and sacred space across Croatia and Slovenia.
Portfolio
Selected Work
Recent commissions in this category.
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Islamic Cultural Center Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Cukrarna Gallery Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Bossanova × Bose — Hotel Ambassador + Hotel Amphora AV Case Study
Hotel Ambassador / Hotel Amphora, Opatija, Croatia
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LorexSI × Bose — Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Restoran Struja — Stobreč Photoshoot
Stobreč, Split, Croatia
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Restoran Boccone — Bose AV Integration Case Study
Split, Croatia
Commission guide
Commercial photography, half day
From €1,200
Up to four hours on site, 30 edited images.
Commercial photography, full day
From €2,000
Up to eight hours on site, 50 edited images.
Hotels are quoted by room types and shared areas, restaurants by dishes and setups, yachts by vessel and light, events by the coverage we agree. Travel, ferries, accommodation, extra crew, drone work, styling and twilight shoots are priced separately.
Every shoot includes a written, worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive licence for your website, booking listings, organic social media and brochures. RAW files are not included. Paid advertising, use by third parties and exclusivity are priced separately.
Prices in EUR, excluding VAT.
Request availability and a quoteArchitectural photography in Croatia faces a specific bias: most building photography here is real estate marketing dressed as architecture. The frames are wide, bright, and uninhabited — which sells units but misses the design intent. The work below is the other thing: documentation that reads the building. Light moving through Cukrarna's perforated panels. Geometry of the Ljubljana Islamic Cultural Center. How a Split hotel's interior holds up under occupied use, not just at handover. The same project documented this way is more useful — to the architect, to the operator, to the publication, and to the next client.
How I Approach It
Every architectural project starts before the camera. I read the building — architect intent, plans, references the designer cited. I walk the space at the times of day light actually changes it. Then I plan a shoot that captures both the design moves and the building in use. The output documents the structural logic — not just an empty room with the chairs aligned.
What You Get
- — Pre-shoot research — architect intent, design context, and material study
- — Photography that reveals structural logic, not just appearance
- — Multiple light conditions (morning, afternoon, occupied, empty)
- — Context documentation — how the building relates to its surroundings
- — Organised delivery with architectural terminology and spatial annotations
Credentials & Experience
- Cukrarna Gallery Ljubljana — full documentation of the 19th-century sugar factory transformed into a contemporary art gallery
- Islamic Cultural Center Ljubljana — study of light, geometry, and sacred space (designed by Bevk Perović arhitekti)
- Hotel Briig and Hotel Cornaro Split — architectural photography supporting Bose Professional installation case studies
- Level Restaurant Split (Bar Sistema) — backlit onyx interior photographed for AV integration narrative
- Mistral Beach Bar at Radisson Blu Split — luxury Mediterranean architecture with Bose Panaray integration
- Stella Croatica Olive Oil Museum — architectural event documentation
- Klis Fortress — destination venue documentation from drone aerial through ground coverage
- Published writing on architectural photography philosophy and method
Best Fit
- — Architectural firms documenting completed projects across Croatia and Slovenia
- — Hospitality groups documenting hotels, restaurants, and venues
- — AV integrators and design firms producing case studies
- — Cultural institutions documenting heritage buildings or renovations
- — Design publications and architectural media
Connect This With
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Case Studies
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Common Questions
What does this kind of engagement usually include?
Every engagement starts with context, intended usage, and a delivery plan. From there the work usually covers things like pre-shoot research — architect intent, design context, and material study, photography that reveals structural logic, not just appearance, multiple light conditions (morning, afternoon, occupied, empty). The goal is not just to finish a shoot or edit, but to leave behind assets that still make sense after the first release.
How is the work delivered once the production is done?
The output is delivered as an organized asset set, not a file dump. That usually means context documentation — how the building relates to its surroundings and organised delivery with architectural terminology and spatial annotations. When the project needs it, I also include channel guidance or structure that makes the next round of production easier.
Can this plug into broader marketing or content work?
Yes. This type of work often sits inside a larger operating system. It can connect to a Content Studio engagement, a website refresh, a launch campaign, or an ongoing production rhythm where photography and video are part of business infrastructure rather than isolated tasks.
Planning a shoot?
Tell me what we are photographing, where and when. I reply with availability and a quote. No long questionnaire.