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By Ellie Ivanova Ponti I love browsing through fashion advice books, but it’s always out of curiosity. I like to see a different interpretation of what women should look like – and how that changes through time. I never follow the advice contained in those books because I forget the specifics. And they are so […]

Katerina Stoykova-Klemer’s interview with Joel DiGirolamo Joel DiGirolamo has over 30 years of staff and management experience in Fortune 500 companies. He has a BSEE, MBA, and an MS Psychology degree. The combination of his diverse work experience and education enable him to relate to individuals at all levels and positions of any organization in […]

Claudia Bierschenk Photo: L-plate big cheese 9 November 1989 was the day of our weekly school disco. That particular day was supposed to be the last time I’d ever go to the school disco. It was the night I said goodbye to all my friends, because it was very likely I would never see them […]

By Ellie Ivanova Ponti As I stopped by Leo’s workplace the other day, I noticed that almost 30% of the cars in the parking lot bore vanity license plates. That struck me as unusual – I think that among the general car population, vanity plates don’t exceed 5%. Are those car owners identity-challenged or, on […]

Ellie Ivanova Ponti Photo: quartermane Speaking of fashion, I didn’t delve into the question whether style is really a personal expression of self identity or just a convention, a formula offered by society and used by an individual in one combination of elements or another. Is an individual ever free, after all, to use any […]

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle. – Albert Einstein Above the red rocks of the Nazca desert of Peru – one of the most desolate and uninhabited areas of the country – an ancient South American civilization […]

An interview with Andrea Benedetti by Ani Vasileva He was born in Italy in 1970 but he doesn’t feel like a citizen of any country. He was very lucky to have adventurous parents and because of them he grew up all over the world. He spent his childhood living in Africa, first Ethiopia, and then […]

Photo: Galina Neykova Multimedia magazine “Public Republic,” with the support of the German-Bulgarian Association in Hamburg, the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Berlin, the Association for the Bulgarian-German Economic and Cultural Links present a photography contest entitled “The Smile of The Summer”. Work will be evaluated by an international jury composed of: Ivan Golev (Editor-in-Chief, GEO […]

Beauty is the meaning of the world. To enjoy beauty is to understand the world. – Otto Julius Bierbaum Built on an artificial island 280 m from the Persian Gulf, the seven star hotel Burj al Arab is “the pearl of architecture and luxury” and merits the title “symbol of Dubai”. With its 321 m, […]

Charlie Chaplin was born in the UK in 1889 and became one of the most inspiring and influential personalities of the 20th century. His movies, which he directed and produced himself, are filled with emotion and show life in all its’ complexity. His work portrays the lives of the poor and the rich, the happy […]

An interview with Marcos Rivero by Ani Vasileva He was born in 1972 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain). Though his job is not related to photography, he finds time every day to sit with his pictures as a way of escaping of daily problems and relaxing. First he became interested in […]

This fascinating minishow “The 1000 Hands Show” is performed by Chinese dancers and made its debut at the Paralympic closing ceremonies in 2004. The incredibly sycronized performance features 21 deaf-mute dancers that are guided by a trainer in each of the four corners of the stage. The lead dancer is Tai Lihua, a 29 year-old […]

Tihomir Ignatov’s interview with Hristo Yotzov Mr. Yotzov, tell a little more about yourself. Why you chose the profession of musician? I will try to outline myself in a few sentences. I grew up in a family of classical musicians. Many times before people ask me, how is it possible in this classical environment that […]

Roger Conner Jr Sequel On Sunday morning I awoke early, restless to do something. Still not hungry, but the hotel promised a nice brunch, and I did not want to miss the opportunity to check out the dining room which had been highly recommended by friends and press alike. Finding my mood, I realized I […]

Everything around us is changing … with every hour, every minute, and every second. Even we are not the same. Today I was watching the restless rain … – scattering its heavy water bars over the thirsty summer ground and every drop trickling down the window was bringing the fragrance of the perpetual dynamic.

Who is Andrew Birch? Andrew Birch is just an ordinary man, with an extraordinary hobby… born in England in 1971 and raised in a working class family on the outskirts of London. “I first became seriously interested in digital photography and photo-editing at the start of 2006. Since that time I have followed a steep […]

Nature’s fascinating artwork called Aurora Borealis or Australis (Northern or Southern Polar Lights), is created by solar activity. Charged particles (protons and electrons) get detached from Sun’s atmosphere and flow into space; that flow is called solar wind. Aurora is produced by the interaction of that wind with the magnetosphere (Earth’s magnetic field), which results […]

“The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.” – Frank Herbert At 230 km, Cave Lechuguilla is one of the five longest caves in the world. It is named after a plant (Agave lechuguilla) found in the immediate proximity of the entrance. Lechuguilla is located in Carlsbad Caverns National Park […]

Elayne Clift Photo: flavinsky Some years ago I read a book about Gypsies. It was called Bury Me Standing by Isabel Fonseca and it changed forever the way I think about the Roma people. It’s amazing how knowing something about a too-easily-stereotyped group can alter your view of its members. Such was the case when […]

Ekaterina Vitkova Photo: Robert Swier Sequel Cast: Ice-cream Vendor First Receptionist Second Receptionist Tramp Citizen ACT III The setting is on the outer side of the receptionist window, which is crosswise with two laths. In front of it can be seen the bench. A citizen carrying a sheet of paper in his hand is walking […]