Yuliy Vasilev

ALL MY ARTWORKS ARE OF PURE PHOTOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; NO CGI OR AI IS USED IN ANY FORM!


Yuliy is an urban and culinary photographer, born in 1985 in Bulgaria. Since a young age, he has been very keen on travelling and discovering new places and cultures, which led him to study in the field of hospitality. He is the holder of a master's degree in business management. On a trip to London at the beginning of 2012, he discovered that photography was his real passion. He has been devoted to urban and street photography ever since. Art became his life and love. Ever since, Yuliy has shot in over 40 countries across four continents. Not being dependent on photography as his main income gave him the freedom and ability to work on his own photographic projects and ideas and to follow his own artistic path without the need to comply with the clients’ needs. His work in the culinary industry inevitably led him to experiment in the field of culinary photography, where he quickly established his name, and his creative projects are well known all over the world. He is currently one of the most prominent creative culinary photographers, with a distinctive style and technique. Yuliy has participated in numerous exhibitions worldwide and has been publ...

European Professional Advertising Photographer of the Year 2025 – FEP Federation of European Professional Photographers

Advertising Photographer of the Year – IPA International Photo Awards 2023 (USA)

Photographer of the Year – One Eyeland Photography Awards 2022 (India)

Advertising Photographer of the Year – The Society of Photographers 2024 (UK)

Commercial Photographer of the Year - Australian Photographic Prize 2025 (Australia)

Fujifilm Award for Innovation Winner – Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2022 (UK)

Food & Beverage Category Winner – Siena Creative Photo Awards 2022 (Italy)

Advertising Category Winner – PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2022 (France)

Advertising Category Winner – BIFA Budapest International Foto Awards 2022 (Hungary)

Advertising Category Winner – TIFA Tokyo International Foto Awards 2023 (Japan)

Overall Winner – One Eyeland World’s Top 10 Street Photographers 2022 (india)

Overall Winner – One Eyeland World’s Top 10 Black & White Photographers 2023 (india)

Winner – 14th Annual The Taste Awards 2023 (USA)

Winner - Professional Food Photography Awards 2025 (Japan)

Food & Drink Category 1st Place – reFocus Awards One Shot Contest 2022 (USA)

Still Life Category Winner – 1839 ...

"Transitions" solo exhibition - Varna, Bulgaria, 2017

"Transitions' solo exhibition - Sofia, Bulgaria, 2018

Participated in more than 120 curated exhibitions on 6 continents.