:: About me

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I am a Bulgaria-born, Brooklyn-based photojournalist, photo editor, and reporter/writer, driven by a passion for creative visuals, science, technology, climate change, the economic and political state of the world, art, architecture, anthropology, the written word, and a true sense of equality.  

I aim to create and curate visuals and words with style and meaning, whether in a historic context or just beyond the surface of mundanity. As an immigrant to U.S. shores, I very much care to bridge humans’ understanding of one another—and most of all, connect the work I do as a woman in a male-dominated industry behind the camera, to how women manage in the world in front of it.  

My photojournalism and photo editing clients have included National Geographic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Forbes, Getty Images, Reuters, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The City, Newsday, The 19th, Bloomberg, Yahoo News, AFP, Rolling Stone, Nature, Discover, New York magazine, Shutterstock, Sports Illustrated, TIME, USA Today, and the Chicago Tribune, among others. I have received awards from PDN’s Photo Annual, NPPA, American Photography, and TED's Visualizing Climate Change contests; grants to further my projects from the National Geographic Society, the Pulitzer Center, the International Women's Media Foundation, Getty Images + Panasonic Lumix, and Leica Camera; and have exhibited imagery in shows curated by and for Leica Camera North America, the Photoville festival, the International Center of Photography, American Photography, and Bulgaria's National Gallery of Art. I have also taught journalism and photography courses, as well as organized and led workshops, through the Pulitzer Center, Brooklyn Public Library, NYU, Fordham University, and Leica Camera; and have illustrated visual campaigns for Edelman, Rubenstein PR, Starbucks, BBDO Worldwide, Getty Worldwide, Cloud9, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, Lexington Partners, Mt. Sinai, United Airlines, CUNY, Twitter, and SoulCycle. 

To complement the breadth of my newsroom expertise, I've also acquired a range of team leadership skills—through collaborative project management and autonomous supervision of photo projects, curated exhibits, and journalism classes/workshops via Leica Camera, the Pulitzer Center, the International Women’s Media Foundation, and Brooklyn Public Library. Thus I’ve built a proven record in stewarding individual and team projects, while prioritizing a timely and resourceful delivery on editorial vision—juggling image ideation, research/licensing/assigning, budgetary allocation, on-site and remote photo shoot logistics, post-production, and on-deadline publication. 

I offer a robust verbal and written acumen via my ancillary training as a reporter and writer, which not only facilitates the connect between a storytelling photograph to its text of origin, but also impeccable, attention-grabbing captions, direct but diplomatic feedback, and securing project funding through well-ideated, impeccably written grant proposals.  

No matter the time zone or topic, you could find me at yanapaskova@gmail.com or +1.630.664.1240.