Pepa Hristova

Pepa Hristova, is a Bulgarian photographer, born on April 25, 1977 in Sevlievo, Bulgaria. She has a degree in communication design with a specialization in photography from the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and became a member of the Ostkreuz[1] photographic agency in Berlin in 2006. Hristova lives and works in Hamburg and Berlin.

Photography

Her photographic work is driven by her fascination with the fractured beauty of the east and her interest in social phenomena and archaic traditions, leading to an examination of the unknown, changing side of Europe. She focuses on the alienation of Muslims in orthodox Bulgaria, documents a centuries-old custom in North Albania with ‘Sworn Virgins’ or looks behind the closed doors of Bulgarian children’s homes. Hristova approaches her subjects with intuition and emotion and experiments with different genres and the ambiguity of photographic imagery. Snapshots combine with staged images and precise observations of situations, opening up an associative space, in which there is still scope for individual interpretations and points of contact.

Exhibitions (selected)

Books and catalogues

Awards and grants

References

  1. ↑ "OSTKREUZ Agentur der Fotografen GmbH". Ostkreuz.de. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  2. ↑ "FotoDoks | Startseite 2013 EN". Fotodoks.de. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
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  5. ↑ "Home | Hatje Cantz". Hatjecantz.de. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
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