"Once upon a time… I was a theatre critic, journalist and news editor. Life took me across the oceans and I settled in Sydney, Australia. Fast-track 25 years, now I am a creative, a photographer, and a director. I tell vivid stories and visually flirt with my audience.

I have a knack for still life, food and lifestyle photography and my work is recognised for being sharp, well framed, with deep shadows and a mysterious tone throughout.

With images that often evoke emotions, moods and memories, my latest projects – 'Seafood on the Roof', 'Shanghai Purl', and 'The Labyrinth of Olives' strike a chord with the wider audience and that’s what my clients find appealing when they choose to work with me.

I am currently creative directing, writing and photographing advertising projects for clients like Pasticceria Dolce Mia in Australia, Arianna Trading Company in California, and Bashert Jewelry in Florida."

"Once upon a time… I was a theatre critic, journalist and news editor.  Life took me across the oceans and I settled in Sydney, Australia. Fast-track 25 years, now I am a creative, a photographer, and a director. I tell vivid stories and visually flirt with my audience.

I have a knack for still life, food and lifestyle photography and my work is recognised for being sharp, well framed, with deep shadows and a mysterious tone throughout.

With images that often evoke emotions, moods and memories, my latest projects – 'Seafood on the Roof', 'Shanghai Purl', and 'The Labyrinth of Olives' strike a chord with the wider audience and that’s what my clients find appealing when they choose to work with me.

I am currently creative directing, writing and photographing advertising projects for clients like Pasticceria Dolce Mia in Australia, Arianna Trading Company in California, and Bashert Jewelry in Florida."

"Once upon a time… I was a theatre critic, journalist and news editor.  Life took me across the oceans and I settled in Sydney, Australia. Fast-track 25 years, now I am a creative, a photographer, and a director. I tell vivid stories and visually flirt with my audience.

I have a knack for still life, food and lifestyle photography and my work is recognised for being sharp, well framed, with deep shadows and a mysterious tone throughout.

With images that often evoke emotions, moods and memories, my latest projects - 'Seafood on the Roof', 'Shanghai Purl', and 'The Labyrinth of Olives' strike a chord with the wider audience and that’s what my clients find appealing when they choose to work with me.

I am currently creative directing, writing and photographing advertising projects for clients like Pasticceria Dolce Mia in Australia, Arianna Trading Company in California, and Bashert Jewelry in Florida.

With multiple awards from IPA Los Angeles as well as many other recognitions and inclusions in international exhibitions, Sophia Terra-Ziva is a photographer, stylist and director who visually flirts and narrates.

She earned her Master’s degree in Philology and one in the Science of Dramatic Art from the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria. She worked as a theatre critic, a journalist and a news editor before becoming a photographer.

Sophia has a knack for still life, food and lifestyle photography. Her work is unmistakable; sharp, well framed, with deep shadows and a mysterious tone throughout.

Sophia’s lifelong interest in the arts and culture is creatively expressed in her photography. Her images evoke emotions, moods, and memories as a way to connect to a wider audience.

With multiple awards from IPA, Los Angeles as well as many other awards, recognitions, and inclusions in international exhibitions, Sophia Terra-Ziva is a photographer, stylist and director who visually flirts and narrates.

She earned a Master’s degree in Philology and another in the Science of Dramatic Art from the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria, before working as a theatre critic, a journalist, and a news editor.

Sophia has a knack for still life, food and lifestyle photography. Her work is unmistakable; sharp, well framed with deep shadows and a mysterious tone throughout.

Sophia’s life-long interest in the arts and culture is creatively expressed in her photography. Her images evoke emotions, moods, and memories as a way to connect to a wider audience.

"With three consecutive awards from International Photography Awards, Los Angeles (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016), I am a photographic writer who flirts with words and visually narrates.

I was born in Bulgaria and life took me to Australia more than 20 years ago, where I settled in Sydney, met my husband and now we enjoy our beautiful two daughters.

I got a Masters Degree in Philology and one in the Science of Dramatic Art from the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia, and though I worked as a theatre critic, a journalist and a news editor in Bulgaria and in a number of corporate environments, I always stayed true to my first love of storytelling when I moved to Australia. Whether it was in the form of the written word, stage performance or visual narrating, I have accumulated a lifetime of knowledge about world culture and art and now, through photography, I have found a way of expressing my stories visually.

To me, the art of food photography is more than just documenting the obvious. I see it as a way of conveying feelings, as a way of taking my audience to different places of emotions. I look at my photography as a still shot of some storybook or an old motion picture. With every image, I welcome the viewers to enter the world of food redolent of memories, emotions, moods, and thoughts; to evoke the depth of our simple consumer-being and take a different look at the simple things that nourish us as human beings and thinking creatures."