I was born to parents who met during their university studies in the USSR and left soon after to start a family in Bulgaria. By the time I came into the world, the Soviet Union was falling apart, and Bulgaria was beginning its transition to a parliamentary republic.
Twenty-something years later, I was handed a camera which set me on a journey through life’s endless stream of visual poetry – each click of the shutter a possible gateway through space and time, pulling me back to fleeting moments that vanished in an instant or propelling me toward places I was never meant to be.
Publications
- National Prize in Black and White Photography “Anastas Karastoyanov” Catalogue | 2018 Bulgaria
- Eighteen Thousand, self-published | 2020 Bulgaria
- Eyeshot Magazine #8: Bulgaria, Eyeshot | 2022 Italy
- Eyeshot Magazine #11: Open Call 23 Edition, Eyeshot | 2023 Italy
exhibitions
- Photo of the Year – Bulgaria 2015 exhibition by Canon Bulgaria | 2015 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Competition for the National Prize in Black and White Photography “Anastas Karastoyanov” | 2018 Bulgaria
- XXI National Annual Review-Contest of Photographic Art in Bulgaria | 2020 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- BG PRESS Photo 2020 Exhibition | 2021 Sofia, Bulgaria
- XXII National Annual Review-Contest of Photographic Art in Bulgaria | 2021 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Competition for the National Prize in Black and White Photography “Anastas Karastoyanov” 2021
- XXIII National Annual Review-Contest of Photographic Art in Bulgaria | 2022 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- XXIV National Annual Review-Contest of Photographic Art in Bulgaria | 2023 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Eyeshot Open Call 2023: A Showcase at Magazzini Fotografici | 2023 Naples, Italy
- Kukerlandia 2025 at Art Gallery “George Papazov” | 2025 Yambol, Bulgaria
media & events
- Appeared on the morning show on Bulgarian National Television | 2022
- Street Photo Lab’s “5 Frames” podcast with Yasen Velchev | 2025
- Judge of “Photo Mission” by Photo World & Canon with Svilen Nachev and Penko Skumov | 2025
Features
- Streethunters.com Photo of the Week | 2025
- Eyeshot Magazine Out of Time feature | 2023
