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Bio

Born in Ruse, Bulgaria
Lives & works in Vienna, Austria

 

 

Education
 

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M.Phil

in journalism and communication science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

 

  • 2012     International Summer School of Photography Meisterklasse, Editing workshop: The finishing       touches, Christian Caujolles, Kuldiga/ Lettland

  • 2012     PhotoEspaña Meisterklasse Photobuch, Gerhard Steidl, Madrid/Spanien

  • 2011     Cesura Lab Meisterklasse, Making a Photographic Book, Alec Soth, Milano/Italien

  • 2011     Nikon-NOOR Academy Meisterklasse Dokumentarfotografie, Bukarest/Rumänien

  • 2010     See New Perspectives World Press Photo Meisterklasse, Berlin/Deutschland

  • 2009     M.A. in Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Universität Wien,

  • M.A. in Journalism and Communication Science, University of Vienna,
    Master's Thesis on Photography ("In Search of Visual Truths")

Exhibitions
& Festivals
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  • 2021 Silent River: Bildraum 01, Vienna,  Austria 

  • 2021 Of Time and Memory/ Kitchen Stories Galerie Espace des femmes - Antoinette Fouque, Paris, France

  • 2021 Kunstmuseum Bochum: "Zuhause" VONOVIA AWARD FÜR FOTOGRAFIE

  • 2020 “Silent River” Lautviev Gallery, International Meeting of Photography, Plovdiv/Bulgarien 

  • 2020 festival L'IMAGE_SATELLITE, Nice, France

  • 2020 "Silent River” Photosynthesis Fine Art Center- Sofia/Bulgarien (in preparation)

  • 2019  „Silent River“ Jazz Gallery Ruse/Bulgarien

  • 2018  „Of Time and Memory/Kitchen Stories” Batana Gallery, Rovinj/Kroatien

  • 2018 „Kitchen Stories from the Balkans“ SKG Bridges Festival, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki/Griechenland

  • 2017 „Associated Nostalgia” Espace des Passerelles, Lille/France

  • 2017 „Associated Nostalgia” The State Russian Museum and Exhibition Centre ROSPHOTO, Moskau/Russland

  • 2016  Traces-The Man Made Landscape” Photosynthesis Fine Art Center, Sofia/Bulgarien

  • 2016 „Associated Nostalgia” als Teil des New East Photo Prize, Gallery at Calvert 22, London/UK

  • 2015 „Associated Nostalgia” La Fabrica, Madrid/Spanien

  • „2015 Destination Eternity“ Getxophoto Festival, Bilbao/Spanien

  • „2015 Kitchen Stories from the Balkans” Vintage Photofestival/Polen

  • 2015 "Kitchen Stories from the Balkans” Bitume Photofestival, Gallipoli/Italien

  • 2015  „Of Time and Memory” Anzenberger Gallery, Wien/Österreich

  • 2014 Teilnehmerin des Danube Revisited Projekts von Fotohof, Salzburg/Österreich 

  • 2014 "Associated Nostalgia” Photosynthesis Fine Art Center, Sofia/Bulgarien

  • 2014 „Kitchen Stories from the Balkans” See New Perspectives Ausstellungstour, Berlin/ Deutschland, Zagreb/Kroatien und Wien/Österreich

  • 2014 "Kitchen Stories from the Balkans” Anzenberger Gallery, Wien/Österreich 

  • 2013 "Destination Eternity“ Kaunas Photo Festival, Kaunas/Litauen

  • 2013 „Kitchen Stories from the Balkans” Delhi Photo Festival, Delhi/Indien

  • 2012  „Kitchen Stories from the Balkans” Parc de Bagatelle, Festival Circulations, Paris/Frankreich

  • 2012 „Of Time and Memory“ Gallery at Flannels, Leeds/UK

  • 2012 „Traces-The Manmade Landscape” Maiden Alley Gallery, Paducah/USA

  • 2012 „Kitchen Stories from the Balkans” See New Perspectives Ausstellungstour, Sarajevo/ Bosnien-Herzegowina und Belgrad/Serbien

  • 2011  „Kitchen Stories from the Balkans” Photosynthesis Fine Art Center, Sofia/Bulgarien

  • 2009 „Vorwärts und zurück. Bilder aus dem bulgarischen Alltag“ Galerie auf der Pawlatsche, Wien/Österreich

  • 2009 „Little Maggie’s Sweet Home” International Photography Awards’ Best of-Show, Splashlight Gallery, New York/USA​

Grants
& Awards 
 

  • 2023 Anton Georg Martin Award for Photobooks, Winner

  • 2020 Vonovia Award für Fotografie, Shortlisted

  • 2016 New East Photo Prize- Finalist

  • 2015 PX3 2015 COMPETITION- honorable mention  

  • 2012 Le Journal de la Photographie- Portfolio of the Year-  Nominee

  • 2011 International Photography Awards: DEEPER PERSPECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD- Finalist

  • 2010 International Photography Awards: DEEPER PERSPECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD- Finalist

  • 2010 B&W Magazine Portfolio Contest 2010- Excellence Award

  • 2009 Category winner - Px3 Award 2009 International Photography Awards: DEEPER PERSPECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD- Finalist

  • 2008 Balkan Photographic Forum "Pred Men" Award

  • 2006 Konica Minolta Award

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