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Interview with Barry George by Barbara Sabol

Barry George’s haiku have been distinguished through numerous publications and awards. Wrecking Ball and Other Urban Haiku, to be released April 1, 2010 by Accents Publishing, is his first collection of haiku. George’s haiku blend a distinctly urban content with the nature-oriented perspective of traditional haiku. A true [...]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with photographer Nestor Mocarski

How did you “discover” photography for yourself?
When I came here to Scotland I was overwhelmed by the landscapes and so many historical places. I have the ability to memorize more places and faces than names, therefore I thought taking photos would help me to remember everything that I have [...]

Mariana Velichkova

Photo: Catherinette Rings Steampunk
I have tried
so many times
to forget about you
to delete you
to erase you
to get over you
even to pretend
I never met you
And of course
to graciously
move on…
Well, with the same success
air or fire can turn into a stone.

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the photographer Paul Hessell

What did spark your interest in Egypt and ancient history?
I have been interested in history since my grade school days; it was my favorite subject in school. At times the class ended up being a dialogue between the teacher and myself. I became intensely interested in ancient Egyptian [...]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the photographer Andrea Laybauer

How and when did you realize that photography would be your vocation?
When I was 17, I was taking pictures of my friends in a very precarious way, using a white sheet as a background and a compact camera without resources.

A cobra

Photo: Global Jet
1. When do the Chinese celebrate their New Year?
At the second new moon after the winter solstice
2. The Jewish New Year is called?
Rosh Hashanah
3. Where is one of the largest annual New Year’s Eve celebrations?
Sydney, Australia

Photo: Eustaquio Santimano
4. How do they celebrate the new year in Edinburgh, UK?
People gather for a large, organized [...]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the sculptor Mariska Zevenbergen

When and how did you realize that art was going to be your vocation?
There are two clear moments in my youth that I realized art is my vocation: at the age of four; an artist came into our class to make large paintings with us my heart became [...]

Mariana Velichkova

Photo: krystynana
I collected
the remnants of my pride
piece by piece
I cleared up
the shelves of my mind
thought by thought
I put away
the matters of the heart
that don’t matter anymore
in a cold, dry, secret
place to store
along with useless souvenirs
of fragile memories
worn-out masks of
laughing, crying,
deceptive closeness,
romantic explanations
second hand

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the photographer Francisco Valera

Why did you choose photography as your hobby?
Well, first because it is a cheap hobby due to Internet and digital techniques, and second because I can translate my ideas in the different ways of photo composition.

Space collector

No choice – save our world

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the fashion photographer Oleg Igorin

When and how did you “discover” your passion for photography?
I suddenly was going along a shop window and saw a digital camera. I remember it was Olympus. It was 5 years ago. I think my passion for photography began technically at that moment. Esthetically I always loved [...]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the fashion photographer Antonio Garcia
Antonio Garcia: “The Most Important Thing in Fashion Photography is Passion”

How were you attracted to the world of fashion?
When I was learning photography, I was introduced to many photographers. A lot of disciplines, a lot of different fields: documentary, sports, landscapes, still photography… and fashion. I found [...]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the fashion photographer Christian Leitner

How has photography become an important part of your life?
A benefit of working at a university is that you can travel a lot to places you would normally not visit as a tourist, so I started to take pictures wherever I went. But the real life changing [...]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the composer and musician Andrea Centazzo

Tell us please how your carrier as a musician and a composer has started?
I never had regular music school training when I was young, basically I was mostly drumming and singing with a schoolmate rock band until I was 22. After that I decided to start [...]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the artist Elizabeth Ross

Nomad in Venezia
Please tell us about your first steps into art.
I was a solitary child, who liked to “create” from nowhere things that obviously already existed. I loved the mystery that creation involved. After all those early years I never thought about art or me as an artist. [...]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the fashion photographer James Lee

Why did you decide to become a fashion photographer?
I got bored of taking pictures of my friends and family and wanted to work with models and make my pictures look like they were from a fashion magazine and generally be more creative. I guess it’s [...]

Mariana Velichkova

Photo: *~Dawn~*
You will move on with your life
like nothing happened
You will continue to laugh and smile
like nothing happened
You will meet new people and make new friends
like nothing happened
And still you can’t forget about it
that, which never happened…

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the photographer Els Boudewijnse

Els Boudewijnse was born and raised in the Netherlands. Lived in a beautiful rural little village until age twenty-three; these surroundings nurtured her love of nature. She can remember walking around with a small camera at eight years old, taking pictures of the goats, chickens, turkeys and occasional [...]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the photographer Apolonia Castilla

Please tell us more about your path into photography.
I started with photography at the age of 9 when I bought a
compact camera. I had a couple of compact cameras for 20 years and I bought a SLR camera and several Practika filters and developed personal photography goals [...]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the photographer Michel Seguret

What is photography for you?
Photography is my passion, friendly to all other activities.
Photography is also my life companion.
It keeps track of what has been and will never be again, an emotional release too, it’s my way of expressing quite instinctively what surprises or pleases my eye.
One can’t forget [...]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the metal craftsman and musician Steve Hubback

When and how did you get started in making gongs and sculptures?
From 1980 til 1989 I made a living only by music and I could never find the gongs and unusual sounds I was looking for. So, in 1990 I was in Aarhus in Denmark. [...]