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84 | Hilandar iza objektiva / Hilandar behind the lens astery grounds, I met a then novicewho soon after became the monk Milutin Hilandarac. My acquaintance with him grew into a true friendship. For many years, Milutin the monk, according to his monastic calling, a baker. And not just any old baker. He was a baker who everyone spoke about, bothon theHoly Mountain andbeyond.Thebreadon the monastery table, worked by his hands, could only be eaten in Hilandar and no- whereelse.The lovewithwhichhemade the bread, along with constant prayers and according to his own recipe, was expressed through unbelievably high quality and longevity. Fascinationwithwhathe’dseenand the instant birth of an idea to transfer what he’d experience resulted in the photo-monograph “Hilandar for the ages of centuries”, which, at the bless- ing of then prior Arhimandrita Mojsija, saw the light of day in 2004. - Unfortunately, shortly after the publishingofmy photo-monograph, on the night between 3rd and 4th March 2004, a catastrophic fire broke out, the third in thehistory of themonastery (fol- lowing those of 1722 and 1776). As the onlycivilian,probablythankstothepho- tos published in the then newly pub- lishedbook,Ireceivedablessingtocome to the monastery and record the trage- dy. I spent two consecutive days photo- graphingwhatwasleftofthemonastery. - Even today I can still feel the smell of the fire in my nostrils and hear the cracking of the structure that burned on the rubble of the northern part of the monastery complex. Following numerous exhibitions of his photographs from Hilandar, our in- terlocutor says that he likes to say that he lives for photography. - I would like to bring the sto- ry I started to an end, without ceas- ing to continue photographing the world around me, sincerely revelling in every new beautiful shot and mo- ment. I would also like to embody one ofmy ownGod-given talents in the form of a few books. DOZVOLA PO INTERNOM PRAVILNIKU MANASTIRA Kako je došlo do toga da dobijete zvanje fotografa Hilandara, odnosno taj blagoslov i privilegiju? – Dozvola za fotografisanje se po internom manastirskom pravilniku mora tražiti u vidu blagoslova. Dobijam je od igu- mana ili njegovog zamenika ako iguman nije u manastiru. Ta odluka je doneta zbog predostrožnosti i zaštite privatnosti monaha koji žive u manastiru. Nije dozvoljeno korišćenje ka- mera za snimanje unutar manastirskog kompleksa, pogoto- vo u crkvi. PERMISSION ACCORDING TO MONASTERY’S INTERNAL RULES How did you gain the title of Hilandar photographer; how did you earn that blessing and privilege? - Permission to shoot photography, in accordance with the monastery’s internal rules, must be sought in the form of a blessing. I receive that from the prior or his deputy if the prior is not at the monastery. This decision is made for precaution- ary purposes and to protect the privacy of the monks who live in the monastery. The use of video camera is not permitted in- side the monastery complex, particularly in the church. ru i ni na kojem drugommestu. Lju- bav sa kojom je, uz stalne molitve, pravio hleb po svom receptu bila je iskazana neverovatnimkvalitetom i dugotrajnošću. Fascinacija viđenim i odmah ro- đena ideja da doživljeno prenese re- zultirale su foto-monografijom Hi- landar za vekove vekova, koja je, po blagoslovu tadašnjeg igumana arhi- mandrita Mojsija, ugledala svetlost dana 2004. –Nažalost,nedugopoizlaskumo- je foto-monografije, u noći između 3. i 4. marta 2004, izbio je katastrofa- lan požar, treći u istoriji manastira (1722. i 1776. godine). Kao jedini ci- vil, verovatno zahvaljujući fotografi- jama objavljenim u tek izašloj knji- zi, dobio sam blagoslov da dođemu manastir i zabeležim tragediju. Dva dana zaredom fotografisao samono što je ostalo od manastira. I danas u nozdrvama osećam miris paljevine i čujempucketanje građe koja je do- gorevala na zgarištu severnog dela manastirskog kompleksa. Nakon brojnih izložbi fotografi- ja iz Hilandara naš sagovornik voli da kaže da živi za fotografiju. – Želeobihda započete priče pri- vedem kraju ne prestajući da foto- grafišem svet oko sebe, iskreno se radujući svakom novom lepom ka- dru i zabeleženom trenutku. Voleo bih, takođe, da jedan od svojih bo- gomdanih talenata otelotvorimu vi- du nekoliko knjiga. Monah poziva prisutne na večernju službu u crkvi A monk calls those present to evening services in the church