Nick Dessypris about his coffee table  book “Colours of Sofia”:

Since I was a child, I believed that Sofia was a dark, grey, moody, ugly city. I also believed that it could even be dangerous, especially for foreigners. So I never thought of travelling to Sofia. On the contrary, when back in 2012 I had to visit Sofia for business reasons, I tried hard to postpone the journey.

Finally, in July 2021 I came to Sofia.

To my great surprise Sofia was a happy, colourful city with picturesque corners, amazing green parks and – above all – nice and kind people.

From the very first moment that I came to Sofia, I felt strongly connected either with the place or the people.

As I always carry my camera with me, I started taking pictures which I later posted on social media. It was that time when I realised that my friends from different parts of the world (Italy, Greece, England, Canada, Israel, etc.) had the same perception as I did: they all imagined Sofia being a moody, dark place. And as they were looking at my photos they were all commenting “Is this really Sofia?”

My trip to Sofia was planned for four days. But I stayed ten. And then after a short while I came back again and stayed for twenty days. And then I decided to permanently move to Sofia. So since 2012 I have permanently lived in Sofia, wondering why I didn’t come earlier.

And since 2012 I have been constantly taking pictures of Sofia. During all seasons, no matter the cold or the rain or the snow even, during my free time I keep walking in the streets of Sofia and shooting new corners and places.

From 2012 even, I had a dream: To publish a coffee table book one day to show the world how nice and colourful Sofia is. This coffee table book is the realisation of a long standing dream that finally came true.