Interview with award winning photographer Gulnara Samoilova

Hey everybody, welcome to episode 94 of photography insights and today we are going to feature another great artist. As I said in my previous episode I’m trying to reach out to a wider scope of people and this is another example – a photographer from Russia!

Gulnara comes from the region of Autonomous Republic of Bashkortostan and was the only female photographer. She moved into the world of press photography under the belt of “associated press” in the USA. She has won competitions and awards including world press photo. Her work is known around the world now and one example is that of 9/11, where she was at ground zero. In this podcast we do not discuss this as her interview with Bob at Street Photography Magazine covers all you need to know (plus its a great magazine).

I came across Gulnara because of her awards and her lovely work with street photography. Gulnara is the founder of “womenstreetphotographers.com” too, where she showcases work of others. One of Gulnara’s projects caught my eye and listen out as we discuss hand painting.

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