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Adriana Dimitrova’s interview with photographer Dare Darlington Self Portrait – Bang-a-licious Asking a photographer questions isn’t very easy. So, at the beginning, how would you like to introduce your works? Gosh, that’s tough, um.. I think I’d say something like: My greatest wish for my art is emotion. I want something to be felt and […]

Photo: Albena Popova ” Paulina Rubio – Don’t Say Goodbye” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Jason F. McDaniel Photo: tourist_on_earth I want to be dead. I am not thinking about divorce or mothers crying to God as their sons are taken away or the two guys in my company who were killed driving down a thousand year old street. I am thinking about my life and all the life that […]

Interview by Yana Radilova with the music band RISE How did you get involved with music? Chloe: We got involved in music in many different ways. Firstly, our parents are folk musicians and brought us up with old time Appalachian music and dance since we were little girls. We spent many weekends in the mountains […]

Extraordinary balance, agility and motor coordination – these are the primary skills of an acrobat. This ancient “profession” finds its origins in China, over 2500 years ago. At first it was only a part of the village festivals. As it developed, the royal audience was attracted to the beautiful and complicated movements. The acrobats were […]

Kosara Belnikolova’s interview with the violinist Ivo Stankov Ivo Stankov has become one of the Bulgaria’s leading artists of his generation. He has performed extensively as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral leader in numerous countries. Ivo’s studies took place at Dobri Hristov School of Music and Arts in his hometown Varna, the Royal Conservatoire […]

Photo: Albena Popova ” Esmée Denters – Love Dealer ft. Justin Timberlake “ Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Photo: kwl There are no easy answers’ but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right. Photo: 8338840@N06 Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. Photo: shankbone There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits to the […]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with photographer Juan Mendez Translation from Spanish into Bulgarian: Violeta Boncheva Translation from Bulgarian into English: Ivaylo Moutaftchiev Juan Mendez What attracted you to photography in the first place? Photography, as a form of expression, gave me the ability to convey feelings, to share them with others. It attracted me since childhood; […]

Yana Radilova Listed as one of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites since 1972, and one of the most impressive archeological monuments in Bulgaria, the Madara Horseman, standing 23 meters tall, is a tremendous rock relief located near the village of Madara in the region of Shumen.

Photo: Albena Popova ” PLAN B – She Said “ Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Photo: Albena Popova ” Katerine – Ayo Technology “ Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

One day the movie director Kurt Kuenne forgot to have his parking validated. Then a nice thought came to him out of the nowhere: “Wouldn`t it be great, if we actually received ‘real’ validations!” And the story was born. “Validation” was played at 34 film festivals and won 17 awards.

Natalia Nikolaeva’s interview with the designer Corinna Ketterling Translation by Nevena Borisova Are you open to change? Change always give you motivation to respond and develop. According to Darwin, this reaction helps species to survive. This response to change leads the individual to a rising sense of satisfaction. I actually love the stream of change […]

Photo: randysonofrobert To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. Photo: canon_duo Everybody likes to go their own way – to choose their own time and manner of devotion.

Photo: Albena Popova ” SCOUTING FOR GIRLS – This Ain’t a Love Song “ Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Colleen Harris Photo: Capture Queen ™ “Do you know how they say get back in Arabic?” He flicks the safety off, shouts “CLICK!” and waits for us to laugh.

J. Terry Price is a Springfield, Tennessee based writer and photographer, with an MFA in writing from Spalding University in Louisville and is Program Director and a mentor in The Writer’s Loft creative writing program at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. His work has appeared in various journals. His short story Eminent Domain […]

Colleen Harris Photo: The U.S. Army This poem takes liberties with the truth. He was not thinking about how the IED sounded like God bellowing after stubbing a toe. He was not whispering his sister’s names aloud while still deaf from the blast. It is true that the shrapnel shredded the mail, including a letter […]

An interview with the French photographer Jean-Marc Caracci by Denka Koleva Jean-Marc Caracci about HomoUrbanusEuropeanus Jean-Marc Caracci is a French photographer with Sicilian origins. Although Born in Tunis, he grew up in Montpellier, Southern France. He worked in a car company till 2006, but then decided to be a fulltime photographer. In June 2007, he […]