This project depicts Natalia, a 34 year old Bulgarian woman, and her journey towards recovery from a past marked by domestic abuse. Her recovery takes place within a support center in Rome, where she has been safely living with her two children for the past four years.
Her lone voice represents that of the many women that fall victim to domestic abuse, in midst of a global social problem that, given it is rarely reported, often remains hidden.
I was born and grew up in a small town in central Italy. After I had graduated, I moved to London for a while, then to Rome, where I currently live and work.
I had always been deeply fascinated by visual languages, especially by photographic medium, when in 2009 I enrolled in a few training courses to learn its basic techniques. Afterwards, I left photography for a few years, getting back to it in 2016, while joining a collective project, which gave me an opportunity to understand deeply the expressive potential of photography.
Since then, my works have been exhibited in Italy and abroad.
Awards - First Place Umbria World Festival 2018;
- First Place London Street Photography Festival 2018;
- Wsp Photography Masterclass Scholarship 2018;
- Commended photo Sony Award 2018;
- LifeFramer Ed Choice, twice, 2018;
- IPA h.m. cat. pro. 2018;
- FIIPA h.m. cat. pro. 2018;
- FAPA h.m. cat. pro. 2018;
- PhosAthens third place 2017;
- Chromatic Photography Award honorable mention 2017.
