Otec a syn - Valerij Poštarov

is part of the 35th Month of Photography - brings 27 domestic and foreign exhibitors

On November 8, 2025, the Bulgarian Cultural Institute will open its doors during the 32nd International Festival of Photography with the exhibition Father and Son of the young photographer Valerij Poštarov. His Excellency the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Slovak Republic, Mr. Vassil Petkov, took over the patronage of the exhibition. BKI director Mrs. Vania Radeva expressed her gratitude to Prof. to Václav Macek, CSc., film historian and annual organizer of the Month of Photography, who regularly invites young Bulgarian talents to the festival.
Father and Son is the title of a series of portraits by the Bulgarian photographer, which captures fathers and their adult sons holding hands. schools and held their hands tightly," said Poštarov about the origin of the project's theme. The first photo he took was of his 95-year-old grandfather with his father. "After the outbreak of the pandemic, we decided that we had to protect our grandfather, so we didn't see each other for almost a year," said Poštarov.
Valerij Poštarov was born in the city of Dobrich in 1986. He studied at the High School of Art in Varna and at the Sorbonne University in Paris - majoring in visual arts. His Photobook The Last Man from Rodôpe is in the collections of museum libraries such as MoMa in New York, MEP in Paris, and the Museum of Photography in Berlin.
The Father and Son project received international recognition, winning 6 prestigious international awards: Sony World Photography Professional Awards, LensCulture Portrait Awards and Cortona On The Move Award. The exhibition was part of the program of the International Photographic Meetings festival in Plovdiv in 2024, whose artistic director is Doc. dr. Nikola Lautliev.
The project reached the far reaches of 11 countries and bypassed diverse cultures. Father and Son emphasizes the singularity of identity shaped by family, religion, customs, and gender norms. In this interaction, we see individual identity that arises as part of the generational transmission of family stories. It illustrates how deeply personal cultural traditions influence our life's journey. Behind the portraits, the author opens telling stories with various interpretations, invites the viewer to add their own layers of meaning to them, so that we all join in the development of human history.
Výstava vznikla za podpory Francúzskeho kultúrneho inštitútu v Sofii a je financovaná z prostriedkov bulharského Národného Fondu Kultúra v programe Sociálne angažované umenie.
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"Баща и син" на Валерий Пощаров

На 8.11.2025 Българският културен институт в Братислава ще отвори врати за 35-ия Международен фестивал на фотографията с изложбата "Баща и son" on young photographer Valery Poscharov. It will still be held under the patronage of Н.Пр. вечераредния и полномоченний паспанник на Р. Bulgaria in Slovakia, Mr. Vasil Petkov. Director of BKI Mrs. Vanya Radeva expressed her gratitude to prof. Вацлав Мацек, cinematographer and organizer who has been inviting young Bulgarian talents to the festival for years.
"Father and son" is the name of a series of portraits by the photographer Valery Poshcharov, which shows fathers and their grown sons holding hands. He apologized for how the idea for the project was born.
The first picture is of his 95-year-old grandfather and his father. "After the beginning of the pandemic, we decided to protect my grandfather, so we couldn't see each other for almost a year," says Pošcarov.
Valery Pošcarov was born in Dobrich in 1986. He studies at the National School of Arts in Varna and plastic arts at the Sorbonne, Paris. His photo book "The Last Man on the Rhodope" is part of the collection of museum libraries such as MoMA in New York, MEP Paris and the Museum of Photography in Berlin.
The "Father and Son" project has received international recognition, winning 6 international awards, including Sony World Photography Professional Awards, LensCulture Portrait Awards and Cortona On The Move Award. The exhibition was part of the program at the International Photographic Meeting in Plovdiv in 2024, with the artistic director dot. др Никола Лаутлиев.
Обхвёзайки другие культури и догугайки концета на 11 страница, "Father and Son" highlights the uniqueness of identity shaped by family, religion, customs and gender norms. In the thesis of interaction, we see individual identities emerging within the sharing of family stories, illustrating how deeply personal and culturally influenced by tradition are our life paths. Leaving the narrative behind these portraits open for interpretation, the author invites viewers to add their own layers of meaning, making all of us part of this developing history of humanity.