20 | BOROMAG.COM | FEBRUARY 2015 ARTS (continued from page 19) With Mostar under siege, destiny propelled Miki outside of Yugoslavia’s borders, to Germany. Here Miki met and started working with Yugoslavian pop star, Hari Varesanovic, composing award-winning hits and playing bass in his band, Hari Mata Hari—one of Yugoslavia’s most popular bands. While with Hari Mata Hari, Miki toured all over Europe and North America, toting his bass guitar and his camera, collecting memories along the way. On the band’s North American tour—a little over a decade ago— Miki landed in New York, and decided to stay. Here, in Astoria, he met fellow ex- Yugoslavian, Gigi Dzidzovic, who immediately hired him as a weekly live performer in his newly-opened Candlelight Café—now Diwine bar—on 31st Avenue. Over the next several years, Gigi and Miki built the most popular ex-Yugoslavian social bar in New York City and Tri-state area. Over time, however, Miki’s focus shifted from music to photography, and he immersed himself into the world of aperture and shutter speed. He stayed committed to developing his talent in digital photography, as well as his post-production skills. Currently, Miki is a general manager at the popular Gigi Salon & Styling Studio on Astoria’s 30th Avenue, and an emerging professional photographer for portrait, family, and landscape photography in the New York Tri-state area. His work can be see on the web at mikibodlovicphotography.squarespace.
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