The topic of this master's thesis are photographic studios in Croatia from 1854 to 1940, primarily their role as a gathering places. The starting point is the year 1854 in which the first photographic studio in Zagreb was opened, while the opening year of Toše Dabac's studio concludes the period analyzed in this thesis. By placing the revolutionary discovery of photography in the historical, social and cultural context, the thesis gradually turns to the phenomenon of photographic studios, and ultimately opens the topic of the first spaces of this kind in Croatia. The historical overview of professional photographers' activity in Croatia focuses on changes in the concept of their work and the space of their photographic studios. Not all registered studios are mentioned in this thesis and their work is not being aesthetically valorized. Special emphasis is put on locating photographic studios in the structure of Croatian cities and their advertising practices, which contribute to the confirmation of the thesis that studios were important gathering places. Various types of photographic studios are presented by photographs and archival documentation and the thesis offers a proposal for the typology of the buildings in which studios were situated. Photographs of the interior of studios are also presented and the most important rooms and their appearance are analyzed. Because of the absence of this type of photography, the interiors of the studios are partially reconstructed with portrait photographs of the period that show furniture and other photographic equipment that was in use in this type of spaces.