Georgi BOGDANOV (b. 1971, Varna, Bulgaria)      Boris MISSIRKOV (b. 1971, Sofia, Bulgaria)

Georgi BOGDANOV (b. 1971, Varna, Bulgaria)

Boris MISSIRKOV (b. 1971, Sofia, Bulgaria)

Both graduated together from the National Lyceum for Ancient Languages and Cultures (1985-90), National Academy of Theatre and Film (1991-96) and the FABRICA research centre, Italy (1997-98) As filmmakers, visual artists and photographers work exclusively as a creative duo. Live and work in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Founders of the Bulgarian Photographic Association and AGITPROP production company. Parallel to their photographic practice the two have been directors and/or DOP of a large number of award-winning documentaries, video works and visual campains. Curated a series of photo exhibitions by contemporary Bulgarian photographers. 

Their imagery uses various visual styles and could be generally described as “creative documentary”. Missirkov/Bogdanovs works are property of the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Musée de l'Elysée – Lausanne, Switzerland, Museum of the Photographic Art – Odense, Denmark, National Gallery of Fine Arts - Sofia, Sofia City Gallery, Bibliothèque Nationale - Paris, collections of Erste Bank (Austria), Unicredit Bank (Italy), the European Parliament and numerous private collections.