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Interview by Petya Hristova with the photographer Katarina Silva Photo: Self-portrait Katarina Silva Katarina Silva: “Photographic expression has made me into a more confident person, because it has given me freedom to be true to myself without any reservations.” Your breathtaking photography radiates at once tenderness and strength. Is that femininity for you? Thank you. […]

Interview of Yana Radilova with the young photographer Dimana Zhelyazkova Dimana Zhelyazkova is a Bulgarian teenager, almost 19 years-old. Ever since she was a little girl, she has had an interest in painting; but few years ago she discovered photography and now she “paints” mainly through the camera. Just a week ago she graduated from […]

Interview by Violeta Petkova with Allexandre Ferreira Allexandre Ferreira:”Beauty I believe isn’t in the eyes of the beholder; it’s in your mind.” What does it mean to be a citizen of the world, as you say? I always loved to travel and I generally feel comfortable to be in any country. I seldom get home […]

Interview of Yana Radilova with the fifteen-year old photographer Eleanor Leonne Bennett Eleanor Benett Eleanor Leonne Bennett is a British Teenager who had has her photography exhibited around the globe in galleries and published around the world in magazines. She is the winner of the UK National Geographic Kids Photography Contest 2010, The World Photography […]

This is the theme this year for the International flower exhibition of Keukenhof in Lisse, the Netherlands. Germany, Nation of Poets and Philosophers, Photo: Keukenhof The 62nd edition of the world famous international flower exhibition of Keukenhof was officially opened by Mrs. Bettina Wulff, spouse of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. Accompanied […]

Jointly organized by the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Council on Foreign Relations, the Sofia Platform will aim to bring together non-governmental organizations, journalists, politicians and practitioners from Europe, the Middle East and the United States for an in-dept conversation about the lessons learned, and not learned, in the transition. The goal […]

Interview by Violeta Petkova with Dušan Marčeta Dušan Marčeta: “Click by click, photography has become my obsession.” How did you get interested in photography? Well, quite by accident. Click by click, photography has become my obsession. One thing led to another. People began to show interest in my photos and it gradually became my profession. […]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with Vinko Mihajlovic, director of the Petrovac Jazz Festival Nikola Mimo Mitrovica, Photo: Nikolay Why and how was the Petrovac Jazz Festival founded? When was the first festival? NGO Urban Cult is a non-profitable, non-government organization, which started the first Petrovac Jazz Festival in 2007. The idea began back in 2005, […]

The Berlin Artists Going Live (BAGL) establish with „BAGL afFAIRS 2011“ and „BAGL SPRINGtime 2011“ two major art exhibitions in Berlin this year. With BAGL SPRINGtime 2011 spring is blessing appropriate during the Gallery Weekend in Berlin. 43 artists from all over Germany (from Hamburg to Munich) and also several international artists will present their […]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with multi-talented artist Bastien Gaisne Bastien Gaisne, Photo: Veneta Rajnovska

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the founders of the talent management company Hadeel El Deeb and Noha Nabil Hadeel El Deeb and Noha Nabil, Photo: De Sabry

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the Director of the contest Massimo Toffolo

Interview by Yana Radilova with the photographer Federico Scotto d’Antuono Federico Scotto d’Antuono Federico Scotto d’Antuono was born in Naples, Italy in 1970. Growing up in a city like his gave him a lot of ways to feed his soul; observing the people, the landscape, and absorbing all the culture and the art that surrounded […]

Interview by Yana Radilova with the photographer Ricardo Liberato Ricardo Liberato: “It is this constant pressure of shooting something I am not comfortable with that defines my photography and makes me evolve” How did you become interested in photography? Five years ago I was really drunk at 5am and my first DSLR (Canon 300D) was […]

Interview by Violeta Petkova with Taymaz Valley Taymaz Valley:”Art in any form or medium is expression of thoughts and ideas, and I do believe no matter where you are from you can appreciate a work of beauty.” Your photos are amazing. It is easy to see that every single one of them has its own […]

Interview by Violeta Petkova with Ricardson Williams Ricardson Williams: “I feel free.” Please tell us about yourself. I love photography, any kind, but I mostly do Street photography now. China is a very good place for doing Street photography.

Interview by Violeta Petkova with Maya Lyubenova Maya Lyubenova: “I wouldn’t say there’s much difference between a photo and a haiku.“ How do you understand haiku – is it a kind of art, a way of life or necessity of the spirit? Haiku is poetry, and poetry is art, but I always say it isn’t […]

Interview by Yana Radilova with the writer Frank Burton Frank Burton: “I’d like to think there’s no limit to anyone’s imagination.” Do you remember your first steps in writing? The first proper writing I did was at the age of about eight or nine. I started writing humorous poems, which were pretty good for a […]

Interview by Yana Radilova with the photographer Dobrin Stanev Dobrin Stanev: “There is something magical in the living experience and the dance between a photographer and a model.” How did you become interested in photography? At my prom. I had the most basic film camera and I took a picture of the most beautiful girl. […]

Interview with the photographer Kevin Thom by Yana Radilova Kevin Thom: “As long as my eyes are open (and sometimes in my dreams too) I’m looking at the world as if I’m photographing it.” Birth of Kalla * Kevin Thom is an award-winning photographer who specializes in commercial, promotional and headshot photography for artists and […]