Barbara Stauss Author & Editor

Growing up in Belgrade, author Boza Ivanovic worked as a camera assistant for a national television network in Belgrade before relocating to Los Angeles in 1996. There, he worked as a freelance photographer for magazines, newspapers, news agencies, and other outlets in the entertainment industry. Ivanovic's photography has taken him all around the world to South Africa, Tanzania, Mexico, Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia, Canada, and the United States. His work has appeared in American publications such as Esquire, powerHouse Magazine, Resource, Insider, and The Washington Post, as well as internationally in SilverShotz (Australia), Soura Magazine (United Arab Emirates), Private Magazine (Italy), Leica Fotografie International (Germany), CPN-Canon (England), Photo Magazine (Romania), and ReFoto (Serbia), among others. His work has been featured exhibitions in both Los Angeles and New York. Ivanovic lives in Missouri. Barbara Stauss was born and raised in Switzerland, studying the technical aspects of photography and visual communication at the Berliner Photography School, Lette Verein. In 1996, she helped create Mare-Die Zeitschrift der Meere, a sea-themed magazine featuring classic photo reportage and picture essays. Stauss relaunched the German edition of Reporters Without Borders' annual photo book in 2010, a project that earned that year's Kress Award. Besides serving as Mare's image editor, she also works as a freelance editor, curates photo exhibitions, and teaches photo-editing seminars. Most recently, Stauss was the guest editor for the third edition of Canon Professional Network's Editor's Choice, reviewing the extensive submissions by Canon photographers around the world and selecting the finalist. She lives with her family in Berlin.