ABOUT ME

I was born in Romania and currently I am based in London, United Kingdom. I have always had the curiosity to discover new places and to meet people from all around the world. Therefore, England was the best choice, as I have the opportunity to meet interesting people from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

After studying photography at an undergraduate level at the University of Portsmouth, graduating this year with First Class Honours Degree, I plan advancing on a particular area such as documentary photography and photojournalism by applying for a postgraduate degree at the University of Westminster where I have been accepted and awarded with the Photographic & Digital Media Scholarship.

For as long as I can remember I have known what I wanted to do with my life. Waldorf School had a big influence on my formation as an art lover offering the opportunity to discover some of the great artists of the world and find my passion of photography. Since I first discovered the camera, I knew that I found my niche. Photography has always been a passion of mine, and journalism in particular has interested me for some time. Discovering new stories and capturing candid moments, are very appealing to me. For me, photography has been a fantastic way to grow up faster and get to know myself.


AWARDS

November 2014 Second Prize The Guardian Student Media Awards, Student Photographer of the Year category, United Kingdom

November 2014 First Prize Art Graduate Prize, United Kingdom

November 2014 Shortlisted Save the Children International Photography Competition, organised by Ideas Tap, United Kingdom

November 2014 First Prize CRU Photo Contest, Human Expression category, United Kingdom

November 2014 Honorable Mention Moscow International Foto Awards, People and Culture category, Russia

October 2014 Shortlisted Faith Through a Lens, United Kingdom

October 2014 Third Prize Professional Photographer of the Year, Turning Pro Award, United Kingdom

October 2014 Shortlisted The Guardian Student Media Awards 2014, Student Photographer of the Year category, United Kingdom

October 2014 Shortlisted Close Up: Women in Photo Mentoring Opportunity, organised by Ideas Tap, United Kingdom

August 2014 Semi-Finalist Peaches & Cream IV, United Kingdom

August 2014 Finalist Art Graduate Prize, United Kingdom

July 2014 Semi-Finalist Photographer’s Forum-34th Annual Spring Photography Contest, United States of America

July 2014 First Prize Getty Images and Team SCA Academy Competition, United Kingdom

April 2014 Second Prize Olympus & Exhibtr Student Photography Competition, United Kingdom

March 2014 Runner up Capture the Moment Photography Competition, organised by Duggal Connect, United States of America

January 2014 Finalist The Academic Excellence LSRS Abroad for Romanians Students, Arts Category, Romania

January 2014 First Prize The Societies’ Student Photography Competition, United Kingdom

October 2013 Nominated for the Ambassador’s Diploma Award at CRSPR Conference, United Kingdom

October 2013 Winner Ideas Fund Innovators organised by Ideas Tap, United Kingdom

September 2013 Shortlisted to go on assignment with sight-saving charity ORBIS in Nepal, United Kingdom

August 2013 First Prize The Big Picture, organised by The Telegraph, United Kingdom

April 2013 Overall Winner Sony World Photography Awards, Youth Category United Kingdom

February 2013 Shortlisted with two images Sony World Photography Awards, United Kingdom

February 2013 Second prize The Photographic Angle, United kingdom

September 2012 Commended prize SNAPSHOT 2012, Australia

September 2012 Runner up Cityscapes Competition, United Kingdom

August 2012 Third Prize Vama Veche Workshop of Photography, Nude Category, Romania

May 2012 Second Prize Nikon Romania, Street Photography Category, Romania

August 2011 Second Prize Vama Veche Workshop of Photography, Fashion Category, Romania

December 2010 Photo Salon National Youth, Romania

4 silver medals, Themes: Photojournalism, Architecture, Shadows and Music

3 bronze medals, Themes: Music, Experimental and Childhood

December 2010 First Prize FOTOMARATON, young section, organised by The French Cultural Centre of Iaşi, Romania

October 2010 First Prize INFOTOURISM Competition, Romania

August 2010 Second Prize Vama Veche Workshop of Photography, Photojournalism Category, Romania

July 2010 First Prize Foto ARTA-VRL, Black and White Section, Romania

June 2010 DigiPhoto National Competition, Romania

First prize, Theme: ”Symmetry and parallelism”

Second prize, Theme: “Connections”

February 2010 First Prize International Symposium, theme “Art and Tradition in Europe”, Romania

December 2009 First Prize FOTOMARATON, young section, organised by The French Cultural Centre of Iaşi, Romania

November 2009 Golden Globe, The Cup of the Photography Clubs, Romania



EXHIBITIONS

22.11.2014 Collective exhibition The Blind Pilots Project, Λιμάνι Θεσσαλονίκη, Port of Thessaloniki, Greece

08.11. 2014 Collective exhibition Versus dar impreuna, Negresti Oas, Romania.

03. 07. 2014 Collective exhibition Collective, Shoreditch Town Hall, London, UK

30. 06. 2014 Collective exhibition Show 2014, Eldon Building, Portsmouth, UK

12. 12. 2013 Collective exhibition Photofusion SALON/13, Photofusion Gallery, London, UK

30.11. 2013 Collective exhibition Versus dar impreuna, Negresti Oas, Romania.

01.08.2013 Collective exhibition Post-human nature, Santa Barbara, USA

21.08.2013 Personal exhibition Story in colours, Vama Veche, Romania

25.07.2013 Collective exhibition The Story of the Creative, New York, USA

11.12.2012 Collective exhibition Project Eleven, Clock Tower, Portsmouth, UK

05.10.2012 Collective exhibition Together, Moldova Mall Galleries, Iaşi, Romania

15.01.2012 Collective exhibition Vreme trece, vreme vine, “Ștefan Luchian” Galleries, Botoșani, RO

23. 12. 2011 Personal exhibition The Street, Moldova Mall Galleries, Iaşi, Romania

08.10.2011 Collective exhibition Together, Moldova Mall Galleries, Iaşi, Romania

12.07.2011 Collective exhibition Cucuteni 2011, The Athenaeum, Iaşi, Romania

21.04.2011 Collective exhibition The most beautiful photo, The Athenaeum, Iaşi, Romania

03.03.2011 Collective exhibition Portrait, The Athenaeum, Iaşi, Romania

14.02.2011 Personal exhibition Somewhere in Vama, The Athenaeum, Iaşi, Romania

09.01.2011 Collective exhibition 2010, Moldova Mall Galleries, Iaşi, Romania

11.12.2010 Collective exhibition Stufstock Reloaded, Bucharest, Romania

09.12.2010 Collective exhibition Paris, Moldova Mall Galleries, Iaşi, Romania

26.04.2010 Collective exhibition Last Winter, The Athenaeum, Iaşi, Romania

11.01.2010 Personal exhibition Parallel Worlds, The Athenaeum, Iaşi, Romania

23.12.2009 Collective exhibition Iasi from heart, The Victory Galleries, Iaşi, Romania

18.06.2009 Collective exhibition Portfolio 55, The French Cultural Center, Iaşi, Romania

03.02.2009 Collective exhibition 16, The House of Culture “Mihai Ursachi”, Iaşi, Romania