BIG

This is a project I wanted to do for a very long time and it shows tiny fragments of women's lives, women who take care of their little babies (under 2 years old), work, take care of a household with more than one kid, make a change in their environment, change the artistic, physical or social sphere in my (their) home town Burgas, Bulgaria. To me these women are Big.

They are all superheroes whose jobs are more than impactful - journalist and music lover/selector, architect, choreographer, restorer/conservator of cultural heritage, teacher, psychologist and musician, PR and marketing expert and more.

You can see their work every day but as an observer you usually don't know who's behind it, who made it happen, who actually realised the final product.

These strong women are even more inspired and motivated to change the world since they've had their little ones and this makes the change in such a small city like ours real.

They also help us all grow and become more aware, content, loving, tolerant, patient and inclusive in all we do.

To all the moms, a BIG thank you.

© Mariya Sabotinova - Maya at work, writing
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Maya at work, writing

© Mariya Sabotinova - Maya at WATER contemporary arts festival
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Maya at WATER contemporary arts festival

© Mariya Sabotinova - Maya at her home
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Maya at her home

© Mariya Sabotinova - Maya and her daughter Bistra
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Maya and her daughter Bistra

© Mariya Sabotinova - Mariya at a meeting
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Mariya at a meeting

© Mariya Sabotinova - Mariya at a party
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Mariya at a party

© Mariya Sabotinova - Mariya and Teodora at the beach
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Mariya and Teodora at the beach

© Mariya Sabotinova - Mariya's daughter
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Mariya's daughter

© Mariya Sabotinova - Zdravka and her son
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Zdravka and her son

© Mariya Sabotinova - Zdravka at work, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome
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Zdravka at work, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome

© Mariya Sabotinova - Zhana at rehearsal
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Zhana at rehearsal

© Mariya Sabotinova - Zhana and her daughter
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Zhana and her daughter

© Mariya Sabotinova - Zhana dancing at a festival
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Zhana dancing at a festival

© Mariya Sabotinova - Zhana at a meeting
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Zhana at a meeting

© Mariya Sabotinova - Zhana resting during a dance performance at a festival
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Zhana resting during a dance performance at a festival

© Mariya Sabotinova - Zhana and her daughter
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Zhana and her daughter

© Mariya Sabotinova - Desi, pregnant, with Mariya's daughter
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Desi, pregnant, with Mariya's daughter

© Mariya Sabotinova - Irena bringing a cake at a birthday party
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Irena bringing a cake at a birthday party

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