Jermain Cikic (b. 1992, NL) is a photographer and filmmaker based in Amsterdam. Raised in the Netherlands with roots in former Yugoslavia, his work is shaped by the inherited impact of conflict, displacement, personal memory and the search for belonging. His ongoing project Father’s Land traces the villages where his father was born—places that once belonged to a country that no longer exists. Navigating post-Yugoslav landscapes, Cikic reflects on a history he never directly lived, yet continues to carry, using photography as a means to reconstruct fragments of a lost identity.

Whether working in refugee camps, favelas, or rural villages, he focuses on quiet details and overlooked moments, reflecting a personal way of seeing that is intuitive, observational, and shaped by long-term engagement. Rather than seeking to define or explain, his images offer space for open interpretation. He works primarily with traditional printing and analogue techniques.

His work has been featured by platforms such as Vogue, Huck Magazine, Atmos, and It’s Nice That. Alongside personal projects, he collaborates regularly with NGOs, including commissions for Mare Liberum and the Rio-based youth foundation Prazeres United.

Cikic graduated with a BA in Photography from the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague.

Awards & Nominations
Winner DuPho SO’26 Award (2026)
Selected by Lensculture as Critics’ Pick for Critics’ Choice (2026)

Group Exhibitions
DuPho SO’26 Award, Amsterdam (2026)

Publications and Features
Atmos, It’s Nice That!, Pf Magazine, Focus Magazine, The Road to Nowhere, Huck Magazine, Photo Vogue and Ph Museum.

contact; studio@jermaincikic.com