Exemplary Home

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Photographer

Yassen Grigorov
Prize

2nd Place / Analog / Film/Other
University/School

University of Westminster
Date of Photograph

January-April.2020
Technical Info

Shot on Kodak Portra 400 and 160, Mamiya RB-67
Socials
Website

https://www.ygreq.com/

Exemplary Home explores the north-western part of rural Bulgaria. It aims to illustrate the effects of rapid urbanisation and progressive globalisation on the most vulnerable parts of Bulgarian society. It engages with the surreal air of the province and its people through the viewpoint of a Bulgarian expatriate, returning to a landscape leaden with childhood memories. This moment led to the discovery of an intersection of narratives, spanning the periods of The Bulgarian Renaissance, through the Soviet and now Post-Soviet era.

Biography

Yassen Grigorov is a London-based documentary and commercial photographer studying at the University of Westminster. He primarily practices within social documentary and portrait photography. He's also interested in curation and publishing.
Awards

Recipient of a grant from The 125 Fund