I have visited many abandoned villages in Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria. The villages are very remote, and in them live between 1 and 10 people.The villages are located in very beautiful areas. The access to the villages is not easy especially the last 5-10km. I wanted to answer myself why these people continue to live in these areas, when they simply are disconnected from the civilization. Without any shops, doctors and transport these people most of who are over 85 years old, want to die where they have spent the most of their lives. They are 'The last Lords of Rhodope Mountains'.
Todor Tilev is Multi-Award Winning Photographer. Todor is Bulgarian Photographer, who for the last 18 years has been living in Ireland.His pictures have been published worldwide. Initially he established himself as a Landscape Photographer, but also has won awards in every type of Photography. For the last few years Todor Tilev has won hundreds of Competitions and Awards at National and International level. His pictures have been featured in post cards, calendars, educational courses, websites, newspapers, TV, magazines and galleries.
