A graduate in cap and gown captured mid stride by a fountainBlack and white portrait of a woman in an evening gown on a steel bridgeA young violinist holding her instrument in warm evening light

Saskatoon photography · couples, graduations, musicians

Motion, stills, and the moments in between.

Couples, graduations, and musician portraits in Saskatoon, photographed with a quiet, timeless eye.

Motion · Stills · Timeless

A graduate in cap and gown captured mid stride, a moment of motion

IMotion

The living moment

A glance, a step, a bow drawn across strings. I photograph what happens between the poses.

Close portrait of a violinist in warm light, calm and still

IIStills

Considered and calm

Portraits with room to breathe. Clean light, honest expression, nothing rushed.

Black and white portrait of a bearded man in a white shirt and suspenders

IIITimeless

Made to outlast trends

Images you will still love in twenty years, printed and framed rather than scrolled past.

Selected work

A quiet, deliberate portfolio.

Graduation

Graduation, done gracefully

Cap and gown sessions across Saskatoon that feel like fashion editorials, not class photos.

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A graduate in cap and gown captured mid stride by a fountainGraduate in cap and gown with a green stoleGraduate posing on campus steps

Family & Couples

Families and couples

Relaxed, warm sessions that let real connection show. No stiff poses, no forced smiles.

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A mother and daughter together by a treeA mother and daughter in matching tonesTwo women leaning on a brick wall

Musicians

Musicians and their instruments

My own kids, Michael and Sophia, taught me to photograph musicians. Light, texture, and the calm before a performance.

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A young violinist holding her instrument in warm evening lightViolinist in a black dress in a gardenPortrait of a violinist holding her bow

Featured work

Beyond the booking.

Away from client work, I photograph what I love: character, patina, and light. The same eye that keeps bees, works wood, and welds steel goes into every frame here, and into every session I shoot for you.

Black and white portrait of a bearded man in a white shirt and suspenders
Close up black and white frame of a man sipping espressoA young girl adjusting the collar of a bearded man in a barbershopA barber shaving a man with a straight razor
Interior detail of a FerrariBlack and white front study of a FerrariBlack and white architectural staircase studyAbstract blue glass architecture
Mihajlo Tirkajla in a black shirt, eyes fixed on the viewer over a large camera lens in dramatic low light

The photographer

Mihajlo Tirkajla

I was born in the former Yugoslavia, spent my adult years in Germany, then brought my family to Saskatoon. I am a proud father to Michael and Sophia, both gifted musicians and my steadiest supporters. Nothing matters more to me than they do.

I started photography in grade seven and have had a passion for it ever since. It is my creative outlet, the craft that lets me express what words cannot.

Away from the camera I keep bees, hunt, work wood, and weld steel. That love of nature paired with rustic material runs through my photography: natural light, shapes, and a respect for things made to last.

I have been with Nikon since my first camera, an F4s 35mm film body. I shoot mirrorless now, but the care I put into every frame has not changed. Bring me your story and I will give it that same care.

Work with Michael

In their words

Michael made our daughter feel like the only person in the world. The graduation photos brought me to tears.
Danielle R.Graduation session
We are not photogenic people, and somehow these are the best pictures we have ever taken together. An afternoon in Saskatoon that felt effortless.
Marcus & LenaCouples session
Calm, patient, and genuinely tuned in. He caught our son mid-laugh with his cello, and that frame now hangs in our hall.
The Novak familyMusician portrait

Booking

Let's make something timeless.

Pick a time that suits you and tell me a little about your session. No experience needed, no pressure. I photograph across Saskatoon and beyond, and I reply to every message personally.

Online booking

The live scheduler opens here once the calendar is linked. In the meantime, send a note and I will find a time with you.

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