Personal Info:

Based in Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: 359.887.590.371
E-mail: valentina.petrova@gmail.com


Education:

2004-2005
Missouri School of Journalism
Fellowship, Voice of America International Media Training Center
“Professional development year program”

2004
Missouri Photo Workshop 56
http://www.mophotoworkshop.org/56/students/petrova.shtml

2002-2003
Training of the Trainers course
SEENPM, in cooperation with the Danish School of Journalism, Aarhus, develops regional training of trainers' programs (ToTs) in the field of media to build human resource capacity and know-how within the national media environment on priority issues for professional media training. The program aims at training a group of skilled professionals, enabling them to act as trainers in Photojournalism.

1997-2001
New Bulgarian University, Art and Commercial Photography
Bachelor's degree

1992-1996
University for National & World Economy, Business Management
Master's degree

Experience:

2007-
Freelance photographer

2003 - 2007
Agence France-Presse, stringer

2003 - 2004
Trainer, Short courses in photojournalism,
Media Development Center, Sofia

2001 - 2004
“Dnevnik” daily newspaper, staff photographer

2000 - 2001
“Cash” – Weekly newspaper, staff photographer

1999 - 2001
New Bulgarian University,
TA photography lab & studio practice
Dnevnik” – University's monthly edition
“MIT” – Monthly Business Magazine, Sofia, photographer

Languages
English, French, Russian, Bulgarian