Thrilled to unveil ‘Epitome’ by Vic Bakin. You can preorder it at a special price.
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“Epitome is a fairly personal visual journey—my attempt to look at some things more than once. It consists of pictures shot in war-torn places I was visiting in two subsequent years (2022–2023) and pictures printed from my archive of previous years. The process of making the palm-sized prints became, for me, a meditation, an urge to find personal balance and a contemplative search for meaning in a wartime reality.
While navigating the wounded land, I look for a glimmer of hope in people and places. I keep coming back to the same trinity that absorbed me—the soil, body, and warmth of a distant landscape. For me, uncertainty, fragility, and chaos, but also tenderness and hope, are the real essence of the series.”—Vic Bakin
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Link to store in bio
21,5 x 26 cm
176 pages
Silkscreened Hardcover
#vicbakin #photobook #independentpublishing #photo_void
It is with great honor and pleasure I want to announce that my new series ‘Epitomē’(working title) has won 1st place in @lensculture art photography awards 2023.
Many thanks to those who made it possible and to this year’s jury
Shana Lopes @lopesshana at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Brian Paul Clamp @brianc_99 at clamp art gallery
Crista dix at Griffin Museum of Photography
Izabela Radwanska Zhang @izaradz at British Journal of Photography
Lesley A. Martin @la.martin_ at aperture
Elisa Medde @elsmdd at FOAM magazine
Renée Mussai @mussairenee at the Walther gallery
And Jim Casper @casperlovesphotos
Editor-in-Chief, LensCulture
So glad to be among "15 most promising emerging photographers" nominated by British Journal of Photography @bjp1854
It was a great photo journey but still a long way to go. Find me in a printed BJP out now.
"His never-ending search for beauty feels more needed than ever,” says Ukrainian photographer Anton Shebetko, who nominated Bakin for Ones to Watch. He was also put forward by photographer Kalpesh Lathigra, who describes his images as holding “a tangible air of both fragility and escape that ultimately come from the cocoon of the darkroom. Together they speak to the painful effects of war but also the meditative nature of printing – time elongated.”
Thanks to @kalpeshlathigra@izaradz@shebetko 💌
Read the full article ‘You would probably call it unprofessional’: Belonging, violence and masculinity in Ukraine by @kriskozlowskimoore 💌
https://www.1854.photography/2023/06/vic-bakin-ukraine-ones-to-watch/
or by link in my BIO
„There is nothing heroic about war. It destroys lives, often in ways that cannot be undone“, explains Kyiv-based photographer Vic Bakin. His view shapes who he photographs – and how. No posing with weapons, no uniforms as symbols of strength; instead, faces, gestures, silence. Our photo editor Ole Witt @ole.witt shares the stories of Vic Bakin's photo series „Hell Was Full“ in the new issue of our magazine.
🔗 Read the essay via link in bio!
📷 Vic Bakin
A small edition of gelatin silver prints from Epitome.
Available at vicbakin.com/prints
Edition of 10, each hand-printed on vintage paper (1975).
24 × 30 cm.
New arrival 🤎
Epitome (signed) by Vic Bakin
This new publication grew out of an exhibition curated together with SugarPaper at Unsocial Studio and brings together the latest works by Ukrainian artist Vic Bakin.
A beautifully handcrafted piece, the edition is limited to 100 copies.
You can now find it at @anzenbergergallery_bookshop ✍🏻
Published by Unsocial Studio Gallery in collaboration with Sugar Paper in 2026
#photographybooks #artbooks #newarrival #ukranianphotography @vicbakin@_sugarpaper_@unsocialstudio
Спільна історія про повернення.
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У центрі колаборації — світлина «Лелеки», зафіксована Віком Бакіним у 2022 році на Київщині. Цей кадр став основою лімітованого дропу — 100 одиниць: футболки та лонгсліви.
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Для нас це не просто арт. Це символ повернення, зафіксований @vicbakin
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Вік — український фотограф, перший український митець у @photo_void та визнаний British Journal of Photography @bjp1854 одним із 15 найперспективніших фотографів.
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Дякуємо за довіру, @vicbakin
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A shared story of returning.
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At the heart of this collaboration is “Storks,” a photograph captured by Vic Bakin in 2022 in the Kyiv region. This image became the foundation for a limited drop of 100 pieces: t-shirts and longsleeves.
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To us, this is more than just art. It is a symbol of homecoming, captured through the lens of @vicbakin
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Vic is a Ukrainian photographer, the first Ukrainian artist published by @photo_void , and recognized by @bjp1854 as one of the 15 most promising photographers.
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Thank you for the trust, @vicbakin
Glad to be showing my work at @preusmuseum in Norway 🇳🇴.
On view: Epitome (2023) & Hell Was Full (2024) — a military portrait series.
The exhibition opens today — 24 February, 2026 — 4 years since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Thank you to curators @viktoriabavykina & @maxgorbatskyi and to @ukrainian.photographies
Epitome by Vic Bakin @vicbakin Special Edition catalogue is now available.
Limited edition of 10 numbered and signed copies, including a slipcase with a screen-printed cover.
Each copy comes with a signed, unique darkroom print, made with liquid light emulsion on Fabriano Ivory paper, size: 10 × 12 cm.
Format: 31 x 24,5 cm
No. of pages: 80
Softcover
Thank you to the master Giovanni Coviello @giovanni.coviello and his PIJEY team for their great silkscreen work!
Published by Unsocial Studio Gallery, February 2026.
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