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Dina Bova

Dina Bova is an Israeli photographer and digital artist known for surrealist photography, whose photo Elegy of Autumn won the grand prize at the Nikon Photo Contest in 2013.

born 1977Surrealist conceptual photographyElegy of AutumnAlbum covers for Orphaned Land

Born: 16 June 1977, Moscow
Occupation: photographer
Education: Tel Aviv University

Dina Bova was born in 1977 in Moscow

Dina Bova was born in Moscow on June 16, 1977. She has lived in Israel since 1991.

She earned a B.Sc. in computer science from Tel Aviv University. She works as a researcher and algorithm engineer in artificial intelligence.

Bova started with documentary photography and then turned to conceptual surrealism, a style she calls Truthful Fiction. She began entering international contests in 2008, and in 2013 her photo Elegy of Autumn won the Nikon Photo Contest grand prize, the first Israeli entry to win. She names Jan Saudek as a major inspiration.

She designed album covers for musicians such as Orphaned Land and Yossi Sassi. She has held solo exhibitions in Israel and Russia, taught at the Galitz School of Photography in Ramat Gan, and published the book Truthful Fiction in 2013.

She is married to Gadi Boleslavsky, who serves as her manager. She contributed to the Beauty Saves the World photography project he started.

Milestones in Dina Bova's life

1977
Born in Moscow.
1991
Moved to live in Israel.
2008
Began taking part in international photo contests.
2011
Won first place in fine art at the Prix de la Photographie Paris.
2012
Held the solo exhibition Pixel in the Hand of the Artist at the Tel-Hai Museum of Photography.
2013
Won the Nikon Photo Contest grand prize and published the book Truthful Fiction.
2014
Spoke at the Annual Israeli Photography Convention.
2015
Exhibited at NordArt in Büdelsdorf, Germany.