Translated from Bulgarian by Ellie Ivanova Ponti
Antonia Marinova is the second-place winner of Modern Times, Public Republic photography contest. She believes that art and culture is what we leave behind. Antonia has participated in dozens of photography contests as well as solo exhibits. Her photos have been published in Tema newspaper (Bulgaria), Ecology and Life magazine (Russia) and Photographie photo magazine (Germany).
“A Sense of Me”
Love
Portraits
Untitled
Spring
The Shadow in the Sand
Music
VIP Menu
Portrait of a Guitar
Flight
Storytelling
Scene
Dance
Flowers I
Flowers II
A Flower Born
The Old House I
The Old House II
Antonia Marinova, About Self:
I teach myself patience
to know
to be able to
to speak
to write
to believe
to want
I am disappointed and
I forgive
I know
the truth
that mistakes are
in emotions
and I have no regrets.
I like and
can’t resist
a favorite book and
a favorite film.
Music is in
Love.
I smile and
nobly envy…
I don’t know
If I want, I can
dream…
AWARDS:
Special Prize, Eyes for the Others 5th Photo Contest
Active Art Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria, 2008Special Prize, The Village – Sparks from the Past Photo Contest
Pernik, Bulgaria, 2005Certificate, 11th Cyber Foto International Exhibit
Poland, 2008Certificate, Theater in Photographic Art 12th Photo Triennial, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2008
Medal, The Asahi Shimbun 68th Japanese International Photography Salon, Japan, 2007
Silver Medal, Paracin 2007, 1st International Salon for Digital Photography – Paracin, Serbia, 2007
1st place award and a Certificate, Plovdiv District – a Piece of the Colorful European Puzzle Contest, Contest Bulgaria, 2007
2nd place award and Diploma for participation, Music in the Lens ’07 International competition, Smolian, Bulgaria, 2007
Bronze Medal for artistic photography, Photoacademia 2006, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2006
Diploma and Purchase, Plovdiv International Fair Photo Exhibit, Art Fair Impressia, Plovdiv, 2006
Bronze Medal and Diploma for art photography, PHOTOACADEMICA 2005 Competition of the Photography Academy National Society, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2005
Diploma, Chinese Folklore Photography Association, Beijing, China, 2004
1st place award, CANON Bulgaria, FOTOFIESTA 2004 Photography Forum, Lozenetz, Bulgaria, 2004
1st place award for black & white photography, FOTOFIESTA 2003 Photography Forum, Lozenetz, Bulgaria, 2003
Special Award for Creative Artwork Presentation, FOTOFIESTA 2003 Photography Forum, Lozenetz, Bulgaria, 2003
1st place award, DOCTORS Vodka Photography Forum, Lozenetz, Bulgaria, 2002
PARTICIPATION:
Allianz Bulgaria Representative exhibi, sculpture division, 2008
Tracing Love 24/7 International Exhibit, Belgrade, Serbia, 2008
Theater in Photographic Art 12th International Triennial, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2008
60 Years Pojarevatz Photoclub International Exhibit, Pojarevatz, Serbia, 2008
The Person Next to Me 1st International Contest, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, 2008
1st International Photography Salon, Varna, Bulgaria, 2007
Without Borders Annual Applied Art Exhibit, Association of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2007
1st International Exhibit, Halic University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2007
11th International Exhibit, Nish, Serbia, 2007
GJON MILI PRIZE 7th International Exhibit, Pristina, Kosovo, 2007
FODAR 5th International Biennial, Pleven, Bulgaria, 2007
Photography Forum FOTOFIESTA, Representative Exhibit, 6 Shipka St Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2007
PHOTOACADEMICA 2007, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2007
18th Biennial for Humor and Satire, divisions of photography and sculpture, Gabrovo, Bulgaria, 2007
Kukerlandia 2007International Contest, Representative Exhibit, Iambol, Bulgaria, 2007
Valley of the Roses National Photo Plain Air, Representative Exhibit, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, 2006
GJON MILI PRIZE 6th International Exhibit, Pristina, Kosovo, 2006
Valley of the Roses 6th National Photo Plain Air, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, 2006
Photography Forum FOTOFIESTA 2005 Representative Exhibit, 6 Shipka St Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2006
International Exhibit under the auspices of Orhan Holding, Bursa, Turkey, 2005
Music in the Lens International Contest, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2005
In Orpheus’ Mountain, 10th National Plain Air, Smolian, Bulgaria, 2005
GJON MILI PRIZE 5th International Exhibit, Pristina, Kosovo, 2005
FODAR 4th International Biennial, Pleven, Bulgaria, 2005
17th International Biennial for Humor, Satire and Arts, Gabrovo, Bulgaria, 2005
EXPO 2005 (three photo series, nominated by the Chinese Folklore Photography Association), Aichi, Japan, 2005
Photography Forum FOTOFIESTA 2004 Representative Exhibit, 6 Shipka St Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2005
8th International Exhibit, Nish, Serbia, 2004
KONIKA-MINOLTA’s 100 Photos for 2004, Exhibit, Sofia, Bulgaria
Music in the Lens, 2nd International Contest, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2004
2nd National Photography Salon, Varna, Bulgaria, 2004
GJON MILI PRIZE 4th International Exhibit, Pristina, Kosovo, 2004
Photography Forum FOTOFIESTA 2003 Representative Exhibit, 6 Shipka St Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2004
CANON Bulgaria Photo of the Year National Competition, Exhibit, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2002
SOLO EXHIBITS:
– Fields’ Dreams or a Tantra for a Start. Photography and textile. Information Center Exhibition Hall, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, 2007
– Solo Exhibits within the FOTOFIESTA Photography Forum, 2002, 2003, 2004, Lozenetz, Bulgaria
– 5 textile and drawing solo exhibits in Plovdiv (1991, 1992, 1993) and Smolian (1989, 1990), Bulgaria
MEMBERSHIP:
– Society of Plovdiv Artists (since 1991)
– Chamber of Bulgarian Craftsmen (since 2000)
– National Association Photography Academy (since 2004)
PUBLICATIONS:
– Russian magazine Ecology and Life – 4, 2003
– Bulgarian publication Capital light – 25, 2003
– Bulgarian photo magazine FO – 5, 2003
– Bulgarian magazine Tema – 34, 2004
– German photography magazine PHOTOGRAPHIE – 11, 2004
– A series of magazines and newspapers have published on my life and artwork.
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