Mariam Ambroladze

“I was born in Tkibuli on March 2nd, 2005. I am a 17-year-old school student and an amateur photographer. I am also a volunteer and Development Fund of Tkibuli.”

“I was introduced to photography at the age of 12, after getting closer to my aunt. She was lending me her camera. After that, I realized that photography would become my companion and would stay in my earthly life for a long time. After some time, I realized that I had to have my own camera, so I started saving money by doing paid photoshoots. At the age of 15, I was shooting personal photoshoots and school graduations. Eventually, I bought a camera called “Seven” because in Georgian it means “shvidi” – a lucky number.   My photographic vision has been shaped by various photos, music, movies and nature.

In 2021, I was funded by the project “Photo Club”, which operated for 3 months. In 2021, I made the first photo series called, “Dedicated to a Place That Only I See.” Several photos from this photo series were included in the project “Window to the Film World.” In 2022, Tbilisi collective offered to sell prints of one of my photos.”