Born in 1967 in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.

Graduated from the National High School of Fine Arts in Sofia; tempted by photography. Instead of pursuing a degree in arts, a self-taught photographer.

After decades of work in the field of journalism, a well-recognized photojournalist in Bulgaria.

Along with photojournalism, creating works of art photography.

“He doesn’t shy away from any of life’s manifestation which he carries within, and this makes him real: live flesh pressed against his only possible window - that of Photography.”

- Vasil Balev