Self-portrait
Silvija Butković (born December 6, 1964, Osijek, Croatia), visitor and public relations manager at the State Lipizzaner Stud Farm in Đakovo, Croatia, as well as a photographer, photojournalist, author, and poet. Her photographic works have been shown in 250 group and 36 solo exhibitions, and she has illustrated some 20 books and magazines. Butković was awarded the title of Master Haiga Artist in Japan in 2007. She has received multiple culture awards and is a member of several photographic and literary associations. She is currently vice president of the Đakovo Photo-Cinema Club and secretary of the Đakovo branch of Matica hrvatska. Butković’s poems and prose can be found in 170 journals, almanacs, and anthologies worldwide. She has published three collections: Dotaknuta snom (2004; Touched by a Dream; free verse), Oslobođena kap/A Released Drop/La goccia Assolta (2007; haiku and photo-haiku), and Zapletena u mrežu (2008; Tangled in a Web; love poems). She lives in Đakovo, Croatia.
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