Tina was born in Bulgaria on the verge of a major political and social change in Eastern Europe.  She started taking pictures at age 6 with a film camera and never stopped. She won an academic scholarship and moved to the USA when she was 18 and later on completed a Master of Business Administration at Duke University. She has lived in Florida, California, North Carolina, London, Florence and New York City. Taking photos was what kept Tina grounded throughout her business/economics studies and later on her decade-long finance career in New York City until she made the commitment to dedicate her time and energy to her calling - photography.  Tina completed a program at the International Center of Photography in NYC with a focus on portraiture, fashion and commercial product, as well as studied Renaissance Art History and Studio Photography in Florence (Italy). Tina believes true beauty is not only being physically attractive, but equally intelligent, with a sense of erudition, style, mystery, inner strength, emotional depth and sense of being untamable.  Tina seeks to photograph individuals and models with striking looks yet profound personalities and life stories.  She can find inspiration both in the hectic streets of NYC and the contrasting remote places of wild nature and traditions like her favorite islands in Sicily and Greece, and the tribes in Africa.