I was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, in the last century:-) As a child I loved reading, singing and dancing. I wrote my first poem at the age of 9. Books have always been an important part of my life. I studied Russian philology in the oldest University in Bulgaria.
I have been writing poems off and on through the years without big ambitions, I have been doing it because it was my way to express and connect with the deepest thoughts and feelings at that particular time in my life. I have had 2 poems published in a teenage newspaper a long time ago and recently 4 in Public Republic.
Although my life went in a different direction I have never lost touch with the arts I love.
I can’t imagine my life without beautiful music, a profound book and writing a poem when my inspiration calls for it.
I always try to be on the move – externally and internally.
Mariana’s contributions:
- Waterfall
- To P.
- When Love is Anything but Possible
- Endeavor
- The Week… France with Gustave Flaubert
- Mourning Dove
- After
Interviews:
- Photography as a Hobby and Pleasure
- Bianca Van der Werf: “It is important that you keep experimenting”
- Jonas Adner: Photography is Wonderfully Rewarding
- Artist of the Week – Paul Bruins
- Photography as Dedication
- Juan De Francisco: Be Honest and Always Try to Learn
- Hari Prasath: Photographs Are The Best Way to Express What We Are
- Artist of the Week: Tomer Jacobson
- Artist of the Week: Patrick Caire
- Samantha Nicol: I Have Made Plenty of Friends Through Photography
- Anna Doherty: There Are No Shortcuts to Become a Good Artist
- Giorgio Mercalli: Photography Reaches the Communicating Needs of People
- Marian Spiers: Photography For Me is An Expression of How You See The World
- Artist of the Week — Karlos Garciapons
- Claude McCoy: Creating Images Provides Me Intellectual and Creative Challenges
- Norman Atkinson: If I Feel That Something is Beautiful in Some Way, I Use Photography To Express It
- Valentina Giuffre: Photography Can Make Me Think, Meditate and Improve All My Knowledge
- Artist of the Week – Ari Hariadi: I Really Enjoy And Love Everything About Visual Art
- Yessenia Quiros: Photography is True Artistic Expression
- Artist of the Week: Steve Hubback
- Artist of the Week: Michel Seguret
- Apolonia Castilla: “Photography for Me Is a Pleasure.”
- Artist of the Week – Els Boudewijnse: I Have Always Been Attracted to Images
- In the World of Fashion with the Photographer James Lee
- Artist of the Week — Elizabeth Ross
- Artist of the Week – Andrea Centazzo: I Have Always Done What I Had in Mind with No Compromises and No Regrets
- Artist of the Week – Christian Leitner
- Artist of the Week — Antonio Garcia
- Artist of the Week — Oleg Igorin
- Artist of the Week — Francisco Valera
- Artist of the Week — Mariska Zevenbergen
- Artist of the Week — Andrea Laybauer
- Artist of the Week — Paul Hessel
- Artist of the Week — Juan Mendez
- David Wolf: We Endeavor to Bring Goodness and Enlightenment to the World
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