Posts Tagged ‘Bulgaria’

SOFIA STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

SOFIA STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 47th largest city by population in the European Union, with 1.4 million people living in the Capital Municipality. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha, and is the administrative, cultural, economic, and educational centre of the country.


GYPSY PEOPLE PORTRAITS

GYPSY PEOPLE PORTRAITS

The Romani (Gypsies) are an ethnic group living mostly in Europe, who trace their origins to medieval India. The Romani are widely dispersed with their largest concentrated populations in Europe, especially the Roma of Central and Eastern Europe and Anatolia, followed by the Iberian Kale in Southwestern Europe and Southern France, with more recent diaspora populations in the Americas and, to a lesser extent, in other parts of the world.
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VARNA SUMMER BULGARIA

VARNA SUMMER BULGARIA


DURANKULAK LAKE BULGARIA

DURANKULAK LAKE BULGARIA

Durankulak Lake is 446.5 hectares and is one of the best- preserved coastal wetlands in Bulgaria with international importance for the protection of over 260 endemic, rare and endangered species of plants and animals. In 1984 Durankulak lake was declared a Wetland of international importance according to the Ramsar Convention.

Phalacrocorax carbo

Durankulak Lake is part of [...]


PORT VARNA BULGARIA

PORT VARNA BULGARIA

Port of Varna is the largest seaport complex in Bulgaria. Located on the Black Sea’s west coast on Varna Bay, along Lake Varnaand Lake Beloslav, it also comprises the outlying port of Balchik. It has a significant further development potential with 44 km (27 mi) of sheltered inland waterfront on the lakes alone, easily accessible by road and railroad and adjacent [...]


THE GARBAGE DUMP AND LOCAL GIPSY COMMUNITY NEAR THE VILLAGE OF ALEKO KONSTANTINOVO, PAZARDZIK REGION

THE GARBAGE DUMP AND LOCAL GIPSY COMMUNITY NEAR THE VILLAGE OF ALEKO KONSTANTINOVO, PAZARDZIK REGION

The garbage dump near the village of Aleko Konstantinovo, Region Pazardzik. The gypsy community living near the garbage dump
Acrid smoke from the expanding garbage dumpsite blows across the area. probably the garbage dump near the village of Aleko Konstantinovo (not far from Pazardzik) and the gypsy population living around are not much different from all other [...]


STREET PORTRAITS OF BULGARIAN PEOPLE

STREET PORTRAITS OF BULGARIAN PEOPLE

Bulgaria. 18 street portraits. 2009/2010


A JOURNEY FROM SOFIA TO PETRICH BY TRAIN (BULGARIA)

A JOURNEY FROM SOFIA TO PETRICH BY TRAIN (BULGARIA)

Bulgaria. Short photo essay about a journey from Sofia (Bulgaria’s capital) to Petrich (Sout-West Bulgaria) by train in 2010, as it has been seen from the train window. February 2010


LONELY BULGARIAN ROADS

LONELY BULGARIAN ROADS

Lonely Bulgarian roads…

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PHOTO WORKSHOPS/SAFARIS AND TOURS

Pavel organizes photo tours, photo safaris and workshops in Bulgaria, the Balkans and worldwide.
He is an exceptional English-speaking tour leader, photo workshop instructor, excellent teacher and an enthusiastic traveling companion. He lives in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Pavel has a natural talent for blending humor with education, combined with a passion for travel and photography. His photo tours [...]


FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

FINE ART  PHOTOGRAPHY

Pavel Gospodinov Color Fine Art and experimental Photography

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PHOTO WORKSHOP/SAFARI – THE BEST OF BULGARIA

PHOTO WORKSHOP/SAFARI - THE BEST OF BULGARIA

THE PHOTO WORKSHOP/SAFARI ” THE BEST OF BULGARIA” is organized by the NGO “NetHarvest” (registration August 2004; No 131072130), the licensed  tour agency for adventure travels – BALKANTREK – VGAIDAROV and Pavel Gospodinov (www.pavelgospodinov.com)

DURATION: 20 September – 26 September 2010
PRICE: 850 EUR (7 participants); 900 EUR (5 participants)
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 5 – 7
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DANUBE RIVER – NO NAME ISLAND BIRDS COLONY

DANUBE RIVER - NO NAME ISLAND BIRDS COLONY

Bulgaria/Romania. Unnamed small island (Romanian territory) – home for one of the largest pelican and cormorant colony on Danube River. June 2010


DANUBE RIVER – SPRING SEASON HIGH WATER

DANUBE RIVER - SPRING SEASON HIGH WATER

The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe’s second longest river after the Volga. The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg rivers which join at the German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance of some 2850 km (1771 miles), passing through four Central and [...]


SVISHTOV BULGARIA

SVISHTOV BULGARIA

Svishtov is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of theDanube.The city is the third largest in Veliko Tarnovo Province after the towns of Veliko Tarnovo and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The town is also the administrative centre of Svishtov municipality.


DANUBE RIVER (ROMANIA AND BULGARIA) EARLY IN THE MORNING

DANUBE RIVER (ROMANIA AND BULGARIA) EARLY IN THE MORNING

Bulgaria/Romania. Danube River early in the morning. June 2010


EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA – ZLATOGRAD

EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA - ZLATOGRAD

Zlatograd is a town in Bulgaria, 60 km from Smolyan. It is located in a valley between the eastern and central massif of the Rhodope mountains. The Greek border lies just 5 km away from the town and on 15 January 2010 the cross-border Zlatograd – Thermes (Greece) road was inaugurated.


EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA – MOMCHILGRAD

EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA - MOMCHILGRAD

Momchilgrad, is a town in the very south of Bulgaria, part of Kardzhali Province in the southeastern part of the Eastern Rhodopes. It is largely settled by ethnic Turks.


EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA – STUDEN KLADENEC

EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA - STUDEN KLADENEC

Bulgaria. Eastern Rhodopes. The region around Studen Kladenec Dam. June 2010


EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA – MANDRITSA

EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA - MANDRITSA

Bulgaria. Eastern Rhodopes. The village of Mandritsa. June 2010


EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA – MADZHAROVO

EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA - MADZHAROVO

Madzharovo is a small Bulgarian town in the Eastern Rhodopes, part of Haskovo Province. The town has a population of only 686, making it one of the smallest in the country, and is situated on the banks of the river Arda. Madzharovo is where the only vulture reserve in Bulgaria is located, with three species inhabiting the area.


EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA – NEAR DZHANKA

EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA - NEAR DZHANKA

An abandoned village near the village of Dzhanka  - Krumovgrad municipality, Kardzhali Province in the very south of Bulgaria, located in the Eastern Rhodopes.


EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA – IVAYLOVGRAD

EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA - IVAYLOVGRAD

Ivaylovgrad is a town in Haskovo Province in the very south-east of Bulgaria set near the river Arda in the easternmost part of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative centre of Ivaylovgrad municipality. Byzantine eparchial lists from the time of the 9th-10th century mention a bishop’s centre by the name of Lyutitsa on the site of present-day Ivaylovgrad. According [...]


EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA – GUGUTKA

EASTERN RHODOPES BULGARIA - GUGUTKA

Bulgaria. Eastern Rhodopes. The village of Gugutka. June 2010