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An Interview of Violeta Petkova with Elena Stavreva Elena Stavreva: “Oftentimes I end up running ‘miles’ after kids, which becomes my fitness exercise for the day!” What do you think about photography like a different way of life? I would say through photography you learn to see things around in a deeper way. Play of […]

Interview by Violeta Petkova with Irina Panyukova Irina Panyukova: “All people see and understand beauty.” Is there a certain moment in your life that made you take up photography? There was not any special event which stimulated me to start making photos. I just realised one day that it really interested me.

Interview by Asya Draganova with Barbora Brezáková I am happy to bring you an interview with the young artist from Slovakia, Barbora Brezáková. She is a student at Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK. This is how we met and how I first got familiar with her art… Choosing art for your profession is a big […]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with photographer Juan Mendez Translation from Spanish into Bulgarian: Violeta Boncheva Translation from Bulgarian into English: Ivaylo Moutaftchiev Juan Mendez What attracted you to photography in the first place? Photography, as a form of expression, gave me the ability to convey feelings, to share them with others. It attracted me since childhood; […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 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 […]

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’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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with Yessenia Quiros When and how did you decide to become a photographer? It’s been a long process. About twelve years ago, while on my honeymoon, I was taking pictures with a disposable camera and photographed some crabs and some landscapes. It was like discovering a new world, since then, I’ve been […]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the digital artist Ari Hariadi When and how did you discover photography for yourself? Ever since I was a kid I love to draw. About 17 years ago, while studying computer management at the university, I found some software programs for graphic design and learned them on my own. During that […]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with Valentina Giuffrè When and how did you start taking pictures? I started taking pictures five years ago during the last match of my city’s soccer team before the end of the championship. There was a great promotional party of Messina’s team and I wanted to remember all my friend’s faces and […]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the photographer Norman Atkinson When and how did you discover photography for yourself? I discovered photography when we were on our honeymoon in Spain. All the other people we were with were taking photos of the beaches, swimming pool shots and the landscapes of Spain. When I got home I went […]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the photographer Claude McCoy What does photography give you? The possibility of capturing a moment in time visually, whether it’s a beautiful landscape or flower or a moment with others that I want to remember.

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the photographer Karlos Garciapons What was your original attraction to photography? The possibility of capturing in person fragments of life. Me being able to translate almost instantly an idea, a concept or a feeling that is synthesized in an image. Why do you like to take pictures of insects and other […]