Portrait - NOMINEE: Pavel Volkov

In 2005, an inadequate father (either drunk or under the drugs) burned his two young children in the village stove. One of them died. Lesha suffered severe burns but survived. Lesha was taken away from Buryatia. The boy's salvation lasted for many years. Skin transplantations, surgery, rehabilitation. To his 16years Lesha has traveled around almost half theworld. "I've been to Switzerland, to the United States, Germany, France, Lithuania and else",-he numerates. - All these trips were organised because of the burns. Rehabilitation, different camps. Very often, a person who has any defect gain some new abilities, new thoughts and opportunities. But the main thing is that this defect should not become your grave, and you should not cling to it as the only chance in your life."


About author:
Pavel Volkov (22.05.87). Photographer from Russia, actually lives in Moscow.
Started his career as a freelancer working for various photo agencies in Saint Petersburg and Moscow, covered different social topics concerning Russia and relevant events in the country. Covered the events on the Maidan, in Crimea and south-east of the Ukraine as well. Interested in projects related to social problems of the Russian society. The author of several documentary projects related to youth subcultures: football hooligans, fight clubs, street fighting. His works were shown in the evening screening at the Visa Pour L’image 2014 festival.

Publications in The Yew York Times lens blog, International New York Times, Der Spiegel. Washington Post, Harpers Magazine, Rolling Stones New York, undici11