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(born 1951)
Art and Press Photographer
Specialization: 1990,
Diploma of Art Photography (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Ministry
of Culture, Bulgarian Photography
Education: 1989,
Diploma #014962, Ministry of Education, from Julius Fuchik
Technical
School for Polygraphy and Photography (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Specialty of Photography - Technician Photographer with Secondary
Education
Background: Professional Photographer
since 1983. From 1983 to 1989, worked for the
Electrial
Supplying Company Enerosnabdiviane doing Technical Photography.
Since
1989, has been a freelance photographer. In 1990, was promoted to
Art
Photographer by the Ministry of Culture and the Bulgarian Photography
Society
with a Diploma of Art Photography
Publications: Germany (Der Zuddeutsche
Zietung, Greenpeace Magazines);
Italy (IC
Sabato, Il Venerdy); Austria (Profile, Wiener); England;
France (1994
Photography
Book The Bulgarians, published by Contrejour, Paris); Russia;
Moldova;
Cyprus; Japan; Bulgaria (Photograph Album of the City of Stara Zagora);
Hungary;
Taiwan (Photographers International Magazine); USA (Harper's Magazine, 2005; 944
Magazine; "A Light in the Mist" - Healing Environmental Publication)
Portfolios Exclusively Sold:
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International Center of Photography, New York, NY (USA) (93 photographs)
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European Center of Photography, Paris (FRANCE) (60 photographs)
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Gallerie du Chateau d'Eau, Toulouse (FRANCE)
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas (USA) (25 photographs)
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Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin (USA)
(25
photographs)
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
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Creative Center for Photography, Tucson, Arizona (USA)
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The Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama (USA)
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The John G. Black Center for the Arts, Michigan City, Indiana (USA)
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The Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (USA)
PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS IN BULGARIA AND ABROAD
2009-2010: -
Byron Cohen Gallery (Kansas City, Missouri)
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Verve Gallery (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
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Lyons Share Gallery (Fairhope, Alabama)
2007-2008: -
Textures Gallery and Robert Rowan (Scottsdale, Arizona)
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Guy Flichy Gallery (Greenwich, Connecticu)t
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Gallery Sur (Carmel, California)
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Milford Gallery (Rockland, Maine)
- The Mark Fine Art Gallery and Studio (Stuart, Florida)
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Carlton Dailey 20th Century (Charleston, South Carolina)
2005-2006: -
"En Francais sous l'image" Sympathetic Photo Expo with Space EDF Electra (Paris, France)
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Festival: "Bulgaria, Ground of Europe" Solo Exhibition in the Museum of Art Schools - Mancel
Gallery (Caen, Normandy, France)
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Kaeti Bailie Gallery (Sonoma, California)
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Crossroads Fine Art Gallery (Bryson City, North Carolina)
- The Mark Fine Art Gallery and Studio (Stuart, Florida)
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Carlton Dailey 20th Century (Charleston, South Carolina)
2003-2004: -
International Photography Fair (West Palm Beach, Florida)
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International Art & Antique Fair (West Palm Beach, Florida)
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Holden Luntz Gallery (Palm Beach, Florida)
- Kent Gallery (Key West, Florida)
- Minerva Gallery (Ashville, North Carolina)
- Water Tower Gallery (Mendocino, California)
- Mary Praytor Gallery (Greenville, South Carolina)
- Boi's of New Hope Art Gallery (New Hope, Pennsylvania)
- Pluff Mudd Gallery (Bluffton, South Carolina)
2001-2002: - Center of Photography, Graduate School of Journalism, University of California,
Berkeley
- Kent Gallery (Key West, Florida)
- Holden Luntz 20th-Century Master Photography (Palm Beach, Florida)
1999-2000: -
Irving Galleries (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Newchoff Gallery (New York, NY)
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International Art Festival (Caracas, Venezuela)
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Art International Asheville (Asheville, North Carolina)
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Photographs Do Not Bend (Dallas, Texas)
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LMS Fine Art and antiques, specializing in Russian Art (New Orleans, Louisiana)
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DAHL Art Center (Rapid City, South Dakota)
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Mary Praytor Gallery (Greenville, South Carolina)
1998: -
Irving Galleries (Palm Beach, Florida)
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The Photography Center of Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia)
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Mary Prator Gallery (Greenville, South Carolina)
1997: -
West Side Book Shop (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
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Bohemia Gallery (Savanna, Georgia)
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The Camera Obscura Gallery (Denver, Colorado)
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The John G. Black Center for the Arts (Michigan City, Indiana)
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Irving Galleries (Palm Beach, Florida)
1996: -
Santa Fe Picture Gallery (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
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Gallerie du Chateau d'Eau (Toulouse, France)
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Paris Gallery (Los Angeles, Californis)
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Ceska Republica (Bruno, The Czech Republic)
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Ceska Republica (Olomoun, The Czech Republic)
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Portraits of America Gallery, Democratic National Convention (Chicago, Illinois)
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Silverwood Gallery (Vashon Island, Washington)
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7916 Beverly Gallery (Los Angeles, Caifornia)
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David Morrison Gallery (Portland, Oregon)
1995: -
"Photography Exhibition Camera Obscura - Outcasts" (Thessaloniki, GREECE)
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"Pollution of Bulgaria" (Thessaloniki, GREECE)
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"Progress and Disgrace in France," sponsored by the French Cultural Center
of
the French Embassy (Sofia, BULGARIA)
1994: -
"Poverty in Bulgaria," sponsored by Tourista (Corsica, FRANCE)
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"Portraits of Bulgarians," sponsored by Tourista (La Plane-Montalbert, FRANCE)
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"Human Photography," sponsored by Tourista (Morzine, FRANCE)
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"Human Photography," sponsored by Tourista (Grenoble, FRANCE)
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"Human Photography," sponsored by Tourista (Paris, FRANCE)
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"Human Photography," sponsored by Tourista (Balaruc-Les Bains, FRANCE)
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"Human Photography," International Week of Photography (Plovdiv, BULGARIA)
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"Environmental Problems of Bulgaria" (Montana, BULGARIA)
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"Environmental Problems of Bulgaria" (Vidin, BULGARIA)
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"The Bulgarians," Gallery Contrejour (Paris, FRANCE)
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"Human Photography from Bulgaria," Oklahoma City Hall of Fame and Museum
(Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, USA)
1993: -
"Environmental Problems of Bulgaria," Council of Europe 93, in association
with
Ecoglasnost, Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Parliament (Strasbourg, FRANCE)
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"Architecture of Bulgaria (Paphos, CYPRUS)
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"From Peasants to Presents - Portraits from Racovitca" (Racovitca, BULGARIA)
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"How to Save Bulgaria (Ecology)," sponsored by the French Cultural Center
of the
French
Embassy (Sofia, BULGARIA)
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"Pollution in Bulgaria" (Velingrad, BULGARIA)
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"Environmental Problems in Bulgaria" (Plovdiv, BULGARIA)
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"Pollution and its Results on People" (Assenovgrad, BULGARIA)
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"See Us, Know Us, Pray For Us...," Social Photography (Abilene, Texas, USA)
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"Ecological Problems in Bulgaria," City Hall (Kardjali, BULGARIA)
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"Environmental Problems in Bulgaria," European Bank (London, ENGLAND)
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"Pollution in Bulgaria," 44th Session of the Council of Europe (Strasbourg,
FRANCE)
1992: -
"Portraits of Old Bulgarian People," sponsored by the French Cultural Center
of the
French Embassy (Sofia, BULGARIA)
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"Festival of Francophone Countires," sponsored by the French Cultural Center
of the
French Embassy in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA)
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"Environmental Problems in Bulgaria," sponsored by the USA Regional Environmental
Center of Budapest (Budapest, HUNGARY) (AWARD)
1991: -
"The Bulgarians" (Oklahoma, USA)
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"Abandoned," Social Photography (Oklahoma, USA)
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"Countryside of Bulgaria and POrtraits," Social Photography (USA)
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"Bulgaria - Everyday Life of Bulgarians" (Limassol, CYPRUS)
1990: -
"Bulgarians as Bulgarians," Social Photography (Limassol, CYPRUS)
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"Poverty in Bulgaria, social Photography, Union of Democratic Forces
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"Modern Photography," Gallery of the magazine Woman Today (Sofia,
BULGARIA)
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"Moments in Bulgaria," United Trade Union for a United World (ITALY)
1989: -
"Celebrating 150 Years of Photography," Trade Union Gallery (Sofia, BULGARIA)
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"Modern Photography," City Hall (STARA Zagora, BULGARIA)
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"Human Elements from Our Body - Photography for Therapy," Modern Photography,
House
for Those Persons with Mental Disorders (Radnevo, BULGARIA)
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"Working Days of Electro Workers in Bulgaria" (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
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"Portraits of Bulgarian Women," Social Photography (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
1988: -
"Child's Moments of Choir Antoniano," from the town of Bologna, Italy, opened
in Stara
Zagora, BULGARIA
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"Child's Moments of Choir Antoniano" (Bologna, ITALY
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"The Life of Poor People," Social Photography, City Hall (Stara Zagora,
BULGARIA)
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"Nude figures," Trade Union Hall (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
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"Bulgarian Village Architecture" (Sofia, BULGARIA)
1987: -
"Social Problems of People Living in Misery," Theme Photography (Sofia,
BULGARIA)
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"Bulgarian Countryside" (Sofia, BULGARIA)
PHOTOGRAPHY
EXHIBITIONS IN BULGARIA
1990: -
"Social Photography" (Sofia University)
(Diploma)
1989: -
Bienale of Bulgarian Photography
(Diploma)
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Natioal Photography Competition -
"Bulgaria - Past and Present" (Shumen)
(Special
Prize)
1988:
- "EOS" Nude/Body (Bourgas)
(Special Award with Diploma)
1987:
- Bienale of Bulgarian Photography (Color Slides)
(Diploma)
- Bienale of BW and Color Photography
(Diploma)
- National Photography Competition - "Working Man"
(Diploma)
1986:
- National Salon of Art Photography on Stage
(Diploma)
- National Experimental Photography Salon
(Diploma)
- National Photography Exhibition (Sofia)
(Third Prize)
- (1984, 1985, 1986) National Competition of Art Photography
in Bulgaria
(Gold Medals 1984, 1985, 1986, Silver Medal 1986)
1985: -
Humor Photography (Sopot)
(Second Prize)
- Bienale of Bulgarian Photography
(Color Slides)
(Diploma)
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National Photography Competition, Bulgaria - "Bulgaria: Past and Present"
(Diploma)
1984:
- "Bulgaria in My Heart" (Plovdiv)
(Second Prize)
- "Nude/Body" (Bourgas)
(Diploma)
1983:
- Bienale of Art Photography
(Diploma)
- Bienale of Bulgarian Photography
(Diploma)
- Eous Gallery - "Nude Body" (Bourgas)
(Third
Prize)
PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS IN BULGARIA
1986:
- "Towns and Villages in Bulgaria" (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
- "Portraits of Bulgarians,"
Social Photography (Yambol, BULGARIA)
1985:
- "Everyday Life in Bulgaria - People," Festival of Photography (Oasis,
BULGARIA)
1983:
- "Sport in Bulgaria" (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
- "Fine Art Photography
& Modern Photography," Trade Union Gallery
(Stara
Zagora, BULGARIA)
- "The Hard Life of People
in Bulgaria & Roman Gypsies," Social Photography,
Gallery of Medical Workers (Plovdiv, BULGARIA)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PLENARY AND BLITZ COMPETITIONS
1989:
- National Competition of the Newspaper Shipka
(First Prize)
1987:
- International Photography Plenary (Smolian, BULGARIA)
(Diploma)
- National Photography
Plenary (Kazanluk, BULGARIA)
"Kazanluk
Rose"
(Special Prize)
1986:
- National Photography Plenary (Silistra, BULGARIA)
(First Prize)
- National Photography
Plenary
(Gabrovo, BULGARIA)
- International Plenary
of Advertising Photography (Smolian, BULGARIA)
(Diploma)
- National Photography
Plenary (Sofia, BULGARIA)
(Second Prize)
- National Competition
Plenary (Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA)
1985:
- National Photography Plenary (Veilko Turnovo, BULGARIA)
(Diploma)
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National Photography Plenary (Silistra, BULGARIA)
(First
Prize)
- International Blitz
Competition (Plovdiv, BULGARIA)
(Diploma)
- International Photography
Plenary (Oasis, BULGARIA)
(Third Prize)
1984: -
National Photography Plenary (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
(First Prize)
- National Photography
Plenary (Veilko Turnovo, BULGARIA) (Special
Prize)
PHOTOGRAPHS
EXHIBITED
1990:
- (Krakow, POLAND) - "Venus"
- (Southampton, ENGLAND)
1989:
- International Photography Exhibition (FIAP) Bifota (Berlin, DDR)
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International Humor Photography Exhibition (Gabrovo, BULGARIA)
- First International Bienale
of Peace and the Men (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
- Monochrome Bienale 20th
Jeugo Bienale (FIAP) (Brasschaat, BELGIUM)
1988:
- International Photography Competition "Ecology" (FIAP) (Szolnok, HUNGARY)
- "Poverty and Bread" (Glasgow,
SCOTLAND")
- International Photography
Competition (PSA-FIAP), slides (Adelait, AUSTRALIA)
- Tartu Bienale (ESTONIA,
USSR)
- EOC - Bulgaria Exhibition
for Experimental Photography (Bourgas, BULGARIA)
- International Salon
of Art Photography (Southampton, ENGLAND)
1987:
- Bienale Poland 87 (Pila, POLAND)
- VII Salon of Art
Photography - Interclub (Potsdam, DDR)
- International Exhibition
for Art Photography (FIAP) (ESTONIA, USSR) (First
Prize)
- International Salon
of Art Photography (Novy Sad, YUGOSLAVIA)
- International Photography
Exhibition (Saint Cloud, FRANCE)
- Bulgarian International
Salon of Humor (Gabrovo, BULGARIA)
- Pentakon Orwo Berliner,
International Art Photography Exhibition (Berlin, DDR)
(Grand
Prize and First Prize)
- International Photography
Competition (Cibiu, ROMANIA)
- International Photography
Exhibition (Tatu, ESTONIA)
- International Art
Photography Exhibition (FIAP) (San Jerman, FRANCE)
1986:
- XXXI Salon of Vaunse (PIPA) (Krakow, POLAND)
- "Europa 86", Pikcamera,
International Exhibition for Art Photography (FIAP), (BELGIUM)
- "VENERA- 86" (Krakow,
POLAND)
- Bienale Andorra
(FIAP), (Republic of ANDORRA)
- 14th Exhibition
for Color Slides (FIAP) (Santa Cotapene Ohoid, CANADA) (DIPLOMA)
- International Photography
Competition (Yaunse, BRAZIL)
1985:
- International Exhibition for Art Photography (Slides), (Lermirovard, HOLLAND)
- Exhibition of B/W
P{hotography (Republic of SAN MARINO)
- "Golden Eye" (Novy
Sad, YUGOSLAVIA)
- 125th Competition
of Art Photography (FIAP) (Edinburgh, SCOTLAND)
1984: -
Bifota Exhibition for International Photography (Berlin, DDR)
- International Exhibition
of Art Photography (Benton, BRAZIL)
- International Salon
(Vsetin, CZECHOSLOVAKIA)
1983: -
XXXI National and XXI International Salon (Yaunse, BRAZIL)