Eugenia Maximova was born in Ruse, Bulgaria.
She graduated from The University of Vienna, reading journalism and communication science.
Eugenia Maximova first became interested in photography in 2005 after the sudden death of her mother, a recognized Bulgarian painter. “Looking through the viewer and pressing the camera button helped me to escape the harrowing reality of her loss, to overcome the shock and lessen the burning pain. As time passed, photography became my favored means of communication; a new outlet of creative expression, for how I felt about both myself and my perception of the world around me.” says Eugenia. Eugenia is now inseparable from her coeval Hasselblad 500 C, travelling together around the world in search of comprehension and visual truth.
Education:
M.Phil in journalism and communication science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2010 SEE NEW PERSPECTIVES Master class by World PressPhoto
2011 NOOR - NIKON Master class in documentary photography
2011 Masterclass with Alec Soth, Cesura Lab, Italy
2012 PHotoEspaña, Gerhard Steidl Masterclass
2012 ISSP in Christian Caujolle's masterclass
Awards:
2006 Konica Minolta- Bulgaria Award
2008 Balkan Photographic Forum “Pred Men” Award
2009 Category winner - Px3 Award
2009 International Photography Awards: DEEPER PERSPECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD- Finalist
2010 B&W Magazine Portfolio Contest 2010- Excellence Award
2010 International Photography Awards: DEEPER PERSPECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD- Finalist
2012 Le Journal de la Photographie- Portfolio of the Year, Nominee
Exhibitions & Festivals:
2015 Gallery at La Fabrica, Madrid Spain
2015 GetxophotoFestival, Bilbao, Spain
2015 Vintage Photofestival, Poland
2015 Bitume Photofestival, Gallipoli, Italy
2015 AnzenbergerGallery, Vienna, Austria
2014 "Photosynthesis" Fine Art Center- Sofia, Bulgaria
2014 See New Perspectives exhibition tour, Vienna, Austria
2013 ImageSingulières Festival, Sete, France
2013 See New Perspectives exhibition tour, Berlin, Zagreb, Vienna
2013 AnzenbergerGallery, Vienna, Austria
2013 Kaunas Photo, Kaunas, Lithuania
2012 Parc de Bagatelle Paris (Festival Circulations), Paris, France
2012 Gallery at Flannels, Leeds, UK
2012 Anzenberger Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2012 Maiden Alley, Paducah, KY, USA
2012 See New Perspectives exhibition tour, Sarajevo, Belgrade
2009 Galerie auf der Pawlatsche - Vienna, Austria
2009 IPA "Best of Show" Splashlight, Soho, NY, USA