Feb272023
Original publicationsThe past of Bulgarian photography

Anastas Jovanovic – a Balkan man on the European photography scene

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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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Feb42023
Original publicationsThe past of Bulgarian photography

Todor Kemilev and the lost photo archive

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My name is Antoaneta Todorova Kemileva and I live in Toronto, Canada since 1973. Like many children of professional photographers, I grew up in my father’s laboratory and studio. I witnessed how he created, how he saw and understood people, and I learned from one of the most famous photographer-artists of that time, Todor Kemilev…

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