Captured at the Surva International Festival in Pernik, Bulgaria, this photograph highlights one of Bulgaria’s most vibrant cultural traditions. Recognized by UNESCO, Surva is a festival of masquerade, ritual dances, and elaborate masks, where participants wear handcrafted costumes to chase away evil spirits, celebrate community, and preserve centuries-old folklore.
An introspective black and white portrait capturing a moment of contained emotion. The subject withdraws into stillness, where tension, vulnerability, and control quietly coexist.
Sitovo Waterfall is an interesting waterfall located at the fork of the road to two small Rhodope villages - Sitovo and Lilkovo. It is located only 30 kilometers southwest of the city of Plovdiv, and it can be reached in about 30-40 minutes from the city. The waterfall forms interesting shapes and is located in an easily accessible place, meters from the road itself.
In the quiet of the blue hour at Cape Skamni the early light awakens the sky while the calm sea mirrors fleeting colours, and the ancient rocks stand as silent witnesses to the dawn.
– Рейтинг фотографов по странам и городам строится на основе 3-х лучших фотографий автора и их относительной позиции в каждой отдельной номинации. Рейтинг в номинации "Мобильная фотография" учитывается в меньшей степени для формирования рейтинга. В списке по странам и городам показывается одна фотография автора с лучшим рейтингом.
– В списке опубликованы только работы которые прошли 2-й этап голосования.
– В рейтинге лучших фотографий учитывается только одна — самая сильная — работа от каждого автора. Даже если у фотографа опубликовано несколько работ, в расчёте позиции используется только одна, с наивысшим рейтингом. Поэтому порядок фотографий в списке может не совпадать с итоговым положением автора в рейтинге.
– The rating of photographers by countries and cities is based on the three best photos of the author and their relative position in each separate nomination. Rating in the nomination "Mobile Photography" is taken into account to a lesser extent for rating formation. The list by country and city shows one photo of the author with the best rating.
– Only those photos have been published in the list that passed the second stage of voting.
– Only one strongest photo from each author is counted in the Best Photos ranking. Even if a photographer has several published works, only the highest-rated one is used to calculate their ranking position. As a result, the order of photos in the list may not match the author's final ranking position.
