In Kyiv, Ukrainian photographer Vic Bákin lenses youth and queer subcultures, and the scars of war

In Kyiv, photographer Vic Bákin retreats to his makeshift darkroom to reflect on documenting youth and queer subcultures as war reshapes his city and subjects.

An intimate artist portrait capturing fragility, belonging and creativity amid the war in Ukraine.

Based in Kyiv, Ukrainian photographer Vic Bákin contemplates coming-of-age against the backdrop of war, documenting youth and queer subcultures as the country undergoes its own evolution. Seeing his focus shift as the la

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