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# Elska explores local men of Kosovo and the Southern Balkans
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/elska-explores-local-men-of-kosovo-and-the-southern-balkans/
- Published: 2026-02-05T13:29:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-05T13:29:12.000Z
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Culture

**Elska Pristina**, the 56th book in the *Elska* series, a project about showcasing diverse LGBTQ+ communities around the world, is out now. This latest issue follows the journey of two photographers - **Liam Campbell** and **Philip Mowbray** \- as they explore **Kosovo** and the southern Balkans, particularly through its LGBTQ+ community, using honest photography and personal storytelling.

“After ten and a half years of making *Elska* is cities all over the world, I realised that we had a big gap in the Balkans; we decided to fill that with Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, Europe’s youngest country,” says *Elska* editor and chief photographer **Liam Campbell**. “This is a fascinating place, so I knew we needed to do it justice by bringing in a second artist to collaborate. 

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2026/02/Elska-56-Pristina---PR---Haki-H-2.jpg)

"That’s Glasgow-based photographer Philip Mowbray, whose excellence in environmental photography adds a special touch to the issue, complementing Liam Campbell’s portraiture, particularly male nude photography."

“Beyond the collaboration, which is the first of its kind in *Elska* history, there are other unique aspects to this issue,” continues Liam. “First, *Elska Pristina* is the first in our series to have a multi-city arc, following the journey to Pristina with sojourns in Skopje, North Macedonia and Thessaloniki, Greece. 

"Second, the storytelling is shared by four different authors — Liam Campbell, Philip Mowbray, **Haki Haliti** and Macedonian poet **Aleksandar Kochovski**. Third, this is the first issue to feature analogue film work, providing a rough and real aesthetic that perfectly suits Balkan cityscapes.”

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2026/02/Elska-56-Pristina---PR---Luigj-U-2.jpg)

Inside *Elska Pristina*, readers are introduced to nine men from the LGBTQ+ community. Each has their own chapter containing a photoshoot of them in their city streets and in their homes, dressed in their own style as well as undressed. Their chapters also include a story, allowing readers to get to know them at an even deeper level. The result is a most authentic and revealing showcase of ordinary gay men from this under-visited part of the world.

*Elska Pristina* is available in a collectible print book or in a downloadable e-book. In addition, the companion e-zine *Ekstra Pristina* is available, containing hundreds of outtake images and assorted behind the scenes vignettes. And while supplies last, a collection of ten A5 prints of the team’s favourite images from the issue, titled ‘Photo Print Set 56' has been produced. 

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All are [available for order online](https://www.elskamagazine.com/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) as well as from a select group of shops around the world. Ordering information and details of the subscription service can be found [on the **Elska* website](https://www.elskamagazine.com/?ref=scenemag.co.uk).

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2026/02/prod56-2.jpg)