THE VILLAGE OF ANGELS

You know modern city life - fabulous parties, beautiful and stylish youth, cool bars and coffee shops, smoothies, vegans, air pods - that stuff, you know? But within arm's reach of the city limits, there are tiny villages where everything is different. I grew up in a town like this with particularly unique aesthetics - Chudyn village. Its peculiar landscapes, amazing people, and exceptional means of feeling happy. My townfolks are my angels. They don't create contemporary art pieces, nor are they after the latest haute couture trends, and they don't do kundalini yoga. Yet, in my eyes, they sparkle. Pristine, innocent, and beautiful in their way. Just Angels.

The Village of Angels was the very first project I did. These were the first people I photographed, because before that I had only taken object photography. All of these people work hard, some have difficult fates, all have their own stories. I love them very much and I am proud of all the angels