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Dimo Dimov bulgariaPhoto © Dimo Dimov
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Green Sea with Birds
2016, Tallinn, Estonia.
Dimo had gone through various life challenges being forced to drop out of school and start working to support himself and his family. Low-skilled and underpaid jobs like construction worker, welder, driver, turner and miller had been his options to make a living. But his striving for knowledge made him attend an evening high school while working full time during the day. Later Dimo obtained bachelor and master degrees followed by a PhD. Dimo has recently graduated from a one-year photography program at National Academy for Theater and Film Arts in Sofia (NATFA) „Kr. Sarafov“.
These various educational and life experiences have formed his own perspective on the visual interpretation of the world around.
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entry description
The propellers start rotating and the giant body of the ferry moves slowly away from the shore of Tallinn. Everyone is on the deck to watch the drinking and dancing crowd on the nearby cruise ship. I look down instead. Seagulls hover above the twisting and swirling crests of white foam. I wish I could join them in a never ending flight over the malachite colored waves of the Baltic Sea. But I can’t. So I bend over the railings and take pictures of the green sea with birds.2016, Tallinn, Estonia.
about the photographer
Dimo Dimov is a fine art and documentary photographer based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Focusing on long-term projects, Dimo explores the formation of abstract concepts and ideas through the interrelation between personal memories and the surrounding reality.Dimo had gone through various life challenges being forced to drop out of school and start working to support himself and his family. Low-skilled and underpaid jobs like construction worker, welder, driver, turner and miller had been his options to make a living. But his striving for knowledge made him attend an evening high school while working full time during the day. Later Dimo obtained bachelor and master degrees followed by a PhD. Dimo has recently graduated from a one-year photography program at National Academy for Theater and Film Arts in Sofia (NATFA) „Kr. Sarafov“.
These various educational and life experiences have formed his own perspective on the visual interpretation of the world around.
back to gallery