"The idea for the project was born five years ago while daydreaming in my studio. I questioned myself on how I could bring Montenegrin national dress closer to younger people, and especially foreigners. The answer seemed so obvious - let’s shoot female costumes in a the style of a fashion shoot.

Montenegro is a very small country in south east Europe, with no more than 600,000 inhabitants. But it remains very diverse; high mountains and beautiful Mediterranean sea coast, mixed nationalities and a lot of historical and cultural diversity. The preparation took several months, but the final shots were taken during the summer."

Djordje Zivaljevic is an award winning photographer, currently based in Montenegro.

While creating those special lifestyle moments he is inspired by beauty. His photographs are vivid, but not overly saturated; clean but not boring.

Clients and models love to work with him because it is so evident that he enjoys the entire process of creating images while fully understanding his clients' vision and needs.