I was curious to see what five years of war had done to the country, and I was also interested in visiting the coast before the tourism industry was fully functional again. The Croatian coast, from Istria all the way to Dubrovnik, had traditionally been a place for Europeans to vacation. My purpose was really two-fold, first I had given myself a photo assignment, and second I need a vacation with some time touring old cities and relaxing on beautiful beaches. It had been another cold and dreary summer in Luxembourg. The title of the photo exhibition, High Season, Croatia , reflects my dual purpose of visiting Croatia.
High season is a term used in Europe to define the time when most the country is on vacation.
For anyone who has ever spent time on a highway in France dodging slow moving caravans with yellow license plates, you'll quickly determine that the high season for the Dutch is July. If you have ever visited Paris in August, you'll find more foreigners in the city than Parisians, as the entire city appears to be on vacation. In Croatia, the high season is August, and traditionally the vacation destination is the coast. This photo exhibition reflects both my touring of the Croatian coast and attempts to record the return of tourism to Croatia. No attempt was made to be political in choosing the photographs exhibited.