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ΠΠ±ΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌ Π΄Π° ΠΊΠ°Π·Π²Π°ΠΌ, ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ°Π½Π°Ρ
ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°Ρ, Π·Π°ΡΠΎΡΠΎ ΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Ρ
Π°, ΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΡΡΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌ ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π°. Π§Π΅ ΡΡΠΌ "ΡΡΠΏΠ° ΡΡΡΡΠ°" ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Ρ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½Π΅ΡΠΎ Π½Π° Π³ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΡΠ΅ΡΠ°. Π’ΠΎΠ³Π°Π²Π° Π±ΡΡ
Π½Π° 19 ΠΈ ΡΡΠΊΠΌΠΎ ΡΠ΅ Π±ΡΡ
ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΈΡΡΡΠΈΡΠ°Π»Π° Π² ΠΏΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ ΡΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΉΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Ρ
Π·Π° ΡΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΈ (ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΠ° Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π² Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΡ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π°ΡΠ° ΠΌΠΈ Π·Π° ΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ² ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡΠ°). Π’ΠΎΠ³Π°Π²Π° Π±ΡΡ
Π½Π° 19 ΠΈ ΠΏΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΡΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π²Π°Ρ
ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΊΠΎ, Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΠ΅ Π°ΠΌΠ±ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ°Ρ
ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡ
Π΄Π° Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ° Π½Π° ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡ "ΡΠ°Π·Π±ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠΈ", ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π°.
10 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎ-ΠΊΡΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΡΠΌΠ΅Ρ Π΄Π° ΡΠ²ΡΡΠ΄Ρ, ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΌ Π΄ΠΈΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ°Π½ ΠΌΠ°Π³ΠΈΡΡΡΡ-ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°Ρ (Master of Arts, Falmouth University UK), ΡΠ»Π΅Π½ Π½Π° Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ (ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠΈΡΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΡΠ°Π»ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠΎ Π΄ΡΡΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π½Π° ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ±ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ), Π° ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ²ΡΡΡΡΠΊ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ° (ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π»ΡΠ·ΠΎΡ
Π° ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅) - Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΌ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ European Photographer ΠΊΡΠΌ FEP (ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΠΉΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅):
https://www.europeanphotographers.eu/qualification-results/?compo_id=111
Π£ΡΠΈΠ»Π° ΡΡΠΌ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π°-Π³ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΈ ΡΡΠΏΡΡ
Π΄Π° Π·Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ° ΠΌΠ°Π³ΠΈΡΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠ° ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ Π·Π°ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΎ Π½Π° ΠΊΠ°Π΄ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈ. ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠ΅ Π΅ Π΄ΡΡΠΆΠ°Π» Π·Π° ΡΡΡΠΈΡΠΊΠ° Π΄Π° ΠΌΠΈ Π΄Π°Π²Π° "ΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡΠΈΠ²Π½Π° ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°" - ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠΎ, Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ΄Π°Π»Π° ΡΡΠΌ Π³Π°Π΄Π½Π°ΡΠ° ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π° Π½Π° ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡΠ° ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎ Π·Π°Π½Π°ΡΡ, ΠΊΡΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅Π± ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π½Π°Π½ΠΈΡΡΠ° ΡΠΈ, Π²ΡΠ΅ Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ° Π±Π΅Π·ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π·Π»Π°ΡΠΎ ΠΈ Π½ΡΠΌΠ° Π΄ΡΡΠ³ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½ Π΄Π° Π³ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΡΠΈΡ, ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅Π½ Π΄Π° ΠΈΠΌ "Π»ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π-ΡΠΎ" ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΡΠΈ ΡΠΏΡΡΠ½Π°Ρ Π·Π°Π²Π΅ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠ° ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡ. ΠΠ±Π°ΡΠ΅ Π·Π½Π°Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π»ΠΈ? Π©ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ - ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°, ΠΊΠΎΠ΅ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΏΡΡ
Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ³Π½Π° Π·Π° Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎ, ΠΏΡΠ΅Π· ΠΊΠΎΠ΅ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌ Ρ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ (ΠΎΡ 2009-ΡΠ° Π½Π°ΡΠ°ΠΌ) Π΅ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ.
ΠΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ 10 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΈ Π±ΡΡ
Π° ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΠΈ, ΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΡΡΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌ, Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎ Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π° Π½ΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π° Π·Π°ΠΏΠΎΡΠ½Π° Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌ Ρ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ Π΄Π½Π΅Ρ Π½ΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΡΡΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π΅Π½ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°Ρ. ΠΠ±Π°ΡΠ΅ Π΅ΡΠΎ Π½Π° - Π΄ΠΎΡΠΈ ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΡΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π° Π½Π΅Π³Π°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ°ΡΠ½Π° ΡΠΎΡΠΊΠ° Π² ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠ°.
Π ΠΊΡΠ΄Π΅ ΡΠ° "ΡΠ°Π·Π±ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅" ΡΠ΅Π³Π° Π»ΠΈ? ΠΡ Π΄ΡΠ΅Π±Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΈ Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π² Π½Π°ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π½Π° ΠΎΠ½Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΉΡ - Π½Π° ΡΡΡΠΎΡΠΎ Π½ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ.
ΠΠ°ΡΠΎ Π²ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΊΠ°Π·Π²Π°ΠΌ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΈ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ Π»ΠΈ? ΠΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠΎ Π½ΡΠΌΠ° Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ²ΠΎ ΡΠΈ ΠΊΠ°Π·Π²Π°Ρ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅, Π° Π² ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ²ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠ²Π°Ρ ΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎ ΡΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ Π΄Π° Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ³Π½Π΅Ρ!
ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ²ΠΎ ΡΠΌΡΡΠ°ΠΌ Π΄Π° ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Ρ ΠΎΡΡΡΠΊ Π½Π°ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊ Π»ΠΈ? ΠΠΌΠ°ΠΌ ΠΎΡΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎ-Π²ΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ² ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡΠ° ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΠΎ (Π½Π΅ "Π°ΠΊΠΎ", Π° "ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΠΎ") Π³ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ³Π½Π°, ΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ° ΠΈ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈΡΠ΅ Π·Π°Π΄ ΡΡΡ
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ΠΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡ Π΄Π΅Π½ Π΅ Π΅Π΄Π½Π° ΠΎΠ³ΡΠΎΠΌΠ½Π° ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠ° Π²ΡΠ² ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅ΡΠ°. ΠΠ°ΠΉ ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΎΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎ-Π³ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ!
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I love to say that I have become a photographer because I was told that I am no good and I can’t do it. That I am a ‘stupid wench’ and I should leave photos to the ‘big boys’. I was just 19 then and had just registered to my first photo sharing website and I was asking for advice (you can find the whole story on my YouTube channel in one of my ’12 myths about photography videos’). Then I just cried a bit and after that decided to prove those ‘big boys’ wrong.
10 years later, I dare say that I am a professional photographer with an MA in photography (Master of Arts, Falmouth University UK), member of a few professional photo associations (among which is the Royal Photographic Society, by the way) and since Thursday evening (which is when the results came in) – I am now a certified European Photographer by FEP (Federation of European Photographers):
https://www.europeanphotographers.eu/qualification-results/?compo_id=111
All I have learned, I have done by trial and error and I managed to land a place in the MA photography programme because of the quality of my work. There was no one to hold my hand and give me ‘positive criticism’ – the very opposite of that. I have seen the nasty side of photography where everyone regards it as a craft which you could potentially steal if they share some insights with you and there is no other way but to kiss @ss in order to get that information. But you know what? When there’s will, there’s a way and what I have achieved throughout the years I’ve been into photography (I started in 2009) is the living proof of that.
If these people hadn’t told me that I am no good 10 years ago, I would have never become so obsessed with photography and would not have become a professional photographer at all. But there we are – even something as negative as that could prove to be a turning point in one’s life.
Where are the ‘big boys’ now’? Judging by my checks in that website’s successor – at the same level they had been 10 years ago.
Why I am telling you this story? Because it doesn’t matter what the others tell you. What matters what you believe in and how motivated you are to achieve it!
What I am planning to do next? I have more, higher photography-related goals and when (yes, ‘when’, not ‘if’) I achieve them, I will the backstage stories as well.
Today is a big step for my photographic career. Hoping to have even bigger goals!
Bistra Stoimenova Photography
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