• 1977 born in Sevlievo/ Bulgaria at 25.04.1977
  • since 1997 living in Germany
  • 1999-2006 Study of Communications Design and Photography at the College of Applied Sciences in Hamburg
  • since 2006 junior member of OSTKREUZ Photographers Agency, Berlin


Awards

  • 2009 Otto-Steinert-Award
  • Lead Award in categorie reportage  
  • 2008 C/O Berlin Talents Award
  • Gabriel-Grüner Stipend for Photography  with the author Nicol Ljubic
  • Academy of Arts Berlin Stipend Section Film and Media Art
  • 2007 VG Bild Kunst Stipend for Photography 2008
  • 2006 What is important? A Photographic Research into European Values/ Alfred Toepfer
  • Stiftung, F.C.Gundlach Stiftung and House of Photography/Deichtorhallen, Hamburg


Selected Exhibitions

  • 2011
    2010
    2009
  • "State of the Art Photography", NRW-Forum Duesseldorf
  • "The City. Becoming and Decaying", collective exhibition 
at C/O Berlin, Germany
    F/Stop | Sworn Virgins  International Photography Festival, Leipzig
  • Strangers in Their Own Country  Fotografevi Gallery , Istanbul
  • Young Academy 2008 | Sworn Virgins  Akademie of  Arts/ Pariser Platz, Berlin
  • Talents 2008 German Exchange Group, Frankfurt am Main
  • Visual Leader House of Photography/ Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
  • 2008 Strangers in Their Own Country Art.Space.Aleph, Photo Festival Athen:08/Solo exhibition
  • Stories from Bulgaria Ludwig Museum, Koblenz
  • Strangers in Their Own Country C/O Berlin/Solo exhibition
  • Stories from Bulgaria KGaleria/ Kamera Photo, Lisbon / Solo exhibition
  • Strangers in Their Own Country Zephyr/ Raum of Photography/
  • Reiss–Engelhorh-Museum, Mannheim/Solo exhibition
  • 2007 What is important / Strangers in Their Own Country House of Photography/ Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
  • What is important / Strangers in Their Own Country Heinrich Heine Institute, Paris
  • 2006 Stories from Bulgaria Photokina Film Presentation by GEO, Cologne
  • Stories from Bulgaria HAW, Hamburg
  • In the East / Nine picture stories from Europe DGB Haus, Berlin
  • 2005 In the East Art Society Tiergarten, Berlin
  • In the East Art Society, Heidelberg
  • 2004 Pleasurable Life- Hidden Desires Museum of Art Hamburg
  • Symposium True Colours House of Photography/Deichtorhallen Hamburg
  • In the East Baderanstalt, Hamburg
  • In the East Galleria Academia, Vilnius  
  • 2003 Scenes of Childhood Museum of Art and Trade, Hamburg


Books, Catalogues
Was ist wichtig? Eine fotografische Recherche zu europäischen Werten/ Nicolai Verlag 2007
Talents11 Fremde im eigenen Land Junge Fotografie/Kunstkritik/
Deutscher Kunstverlag 2008
Aktuelle Szene Bulgarien Ludwig Museum Koblenz / Kettler Verlag 2008
Hansel-Mieth-Preis 2009 / Gabriel-Grüner-Stipendium Schworer Verlag 2009
The City. Becoming and Decaying / Hatje Cantz Verlag 2010