Photo Cafe – Interview with Dimitar Hristov – 54ka
Link: photocafe.bg
Today at Spotlight, we are traveling into the mysterious world of some truly graceful animals. The photos are taken by Dimitar Hristov – a young and talented photographer whose career began during his student years with a film Minolta. Dimitar was born in Varna, studied fine arts, and later graduated in advertising design from the National Academy of Art. His artist’s eye played a crucial role in shaping his perspective on photography, and he somehow skillfully managed to split his time between studying and spending moments with the camera passed down to him by his father. The addiction was inevitable.
We noticed Dimitar’s work a long time ago, and I am glad that after some time he got in touch with us and accepted our invitation to share these captured moments. Besides horses, of course, Dimitar shoots portraits and a lot of movement.
Here is what he says about himself:
“I love photographing motorcycles (and the bikers that go with them), masks and costumes that I make myself, fashion in a more extravagant light, people… I love nature and use every free hour to discover new beautiful places full of life to preserve in the memory of my camera. But my great passion is horses. Our first encounter took place 18 years ago at a show jumping competition. It was love at first sight. Ever since then, I’ve been photographing these wonderful creatures—interweaving mystery and grace—all across Bulgaria. And not only in Bulgaria. I adore the state of calm and drive, the strength and tenderness, the playfulness and devotion, the merging with the rider, and that sense of freedom and friendship that horses have gifted us since ancient times. Invariably. In my work with them, I like to experiment, blending the expressive means of photography with the irrationality of painting to showcase more fully that magical fairytale quality horses possess.
Over the years, I’ve staged several solo exhibitions featuring horse photography, managed to publish two albums dedicated to horses, and leading European and American publishing houses have selected my horse shots for their covers.
The best part of a photographer’s job is that the beautiful, the distinctive, and the worthy of being captured is waiting all around us. You just need to be there and see it to make that *one and only* shot. I keep searching…”
