The exhibition displays 15 Bulgarian photographers who have participated in the Strandja 2004 Photo Expedition. It is part of a series of projects that the 41T Ltd. produced in the past few years within the framework of an extensive exploration of the Strandja region. The exploration covers the Strandja Mountains natural sites, the local architecture, the local people and their customs, beliefs and traditions. A CD is to be released with records of folk music from Strandja.



The photo expedition was organized in August-September 2004 with help from the Swiss Cultural Program in Bulgaria and support from Hewlett Packard. The members of the expedition were: Ana-Mati, Asya Ivanova, Vesselina Nikolaeva, Georgi Doumanov, Evgeni Koevski, Emil Bouzatov, Ivo Hadjimishev, Irina Papazova, Kalina Goranova, Mario Krastev, Nadezhda Pavlova, Rossen Manchev, Svetoslav Karadjov, Simeon Svilenov and Yassen Zahariev. They were free to visit and shoot unique but otherwise restricted areas of the Strandja Mountains. The outcome was a plentiful and diverse production of photos, which were displayed at the Strandja Photo Exhibition and included in the Strandja Photo Album, which was sponsored by Lukoil Bulgaria. The exhibition was intended to attract the public attention to the region, which is on the bottom of the population density table, to the culture, traditions, people and scenic nature so that the Strandja Mountains could become a really listed area.



Courtesy should be extended to the Sofia Art Gallery, the Swiss Cultural Program in Bulgaria, Lukoil Bulgaria, Damyanitsa Winery and 41T Ltd. for making this photo exhibition possible.