Original publicationsWhen the pictures speak

The terrifying story of Blanche Monnier

Have you heard the story of Blanche Monnier? How does a charming and beautiful woman turn into a pitiable creature? Monnier was born on March 1, 1849, to the respectable, conservative bourgeois family of Charles and Louise Monnier of old aristocratic descent in Poitiers, France. She has an older brother – Marcel. Her family is…

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Maya Doychinova – I don’t look for inspiration, it just finds me

Photography has been my passion for years. I had a camera from an early age and so my artistic sense developed over the years. Back in the days of analog cameras and film, I had a home darkroom to develop film and take photos. I have had incredible moments of creativity, change, success and failure.…

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Miroslav Mominski: My soul cannot live without this universe

“My name is Miroslav Mominski, from Veliko Tarnovo. Now a former forensic scientist. I am currently working in the field of trade. I’ve been doing photography since I was a child and I always thought it was innate to me because the desire to stop time came quite spontaneously, and I’ve never attended courses or…

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Original publicationsThe past of Bulgarian photography

Anastas Jovanovic – a Balkan man on the European photography scene

The first preserved photograph of Bulgarians is from 1842-43, published in Vienna – on it is the revivalist Todor Minkov, and the photograph was taken by Anastas Jovanovich. This is the reason why he was named the first photographer in the Balkans. Anastas Jovanovic was born in Vratsa(Bulgaria) in 1817. His father, Ivan, was a…

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Yanko Djemerenov: If we were a little more fearless, we would dare to change

“It’s always been very difficult for me to introduce myself. I have been through so many transformations and different environments in my life that I never know where to start and where to end. Professionally, I’ve been a computer club worker, a musician, an apprentice, a cursory experience as a manager of a small handmade…

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Elena Angelova: You need a heart to photograph

Elena has been part of the Photoworld club since its beginning Her intransigence towards social problems and the desire to change them push her quite naturally to documentary photography. In 2022, her photo story “The Soul of the Fisherman” won her second place in the “Photo Series” category of the “BG Press Photo” contest. And…

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Inspiration from the mastersOriginal publications Фотограф: Педро Луис Раота

Pedro Luis Raota

Pedro Luis Raota is one of the most important photographers of the 20th century. Since his first recognition in 1958, he has won over 150 international awards and honors for his outstanding work in the humanitarian genre. His photographs have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and are included in…

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“Slow down the process” today and now with Vladimir Spasov

“An engineer by heart and education. A lover of order and minimalism. Ever since I was a child, I dreamed of being a photographer. In 2009, I changed my lifestyle and began to fulfill my childhood dreams. In 2011, I gave myself a DSLR and started taking pictures again. In 2014, I felt the need…

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About the loud, indecent and provocative photography with Orlin Nikolov

With the questions in this section I try to reach the person behind the camera, the heart and soul behind the photos. Today I present to you Orleff. And since I’m biased, I’ll stop here for Orlin to continue. Here is how he presents himself: “My name is Orlin Nikolov and I am a concert…

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