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  Petr Travkin, Netherlands
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Once we've left something dear to our heart, the memories of it remain with us wherever we go, whatever we become. No matter how exciting a new experience is, what really warms up our souls is the feeling of what and where we used to be. When stepping on the glazed pavement of the brand new block of flats, the feeling of wet soil under your bare feet is what you'd probably recall.

I was born in Moscow, Russia in the early 1980-s.
Finished Photography BA course in 2013 and in 2015 graduated from a 1 year course of Digital Compositing for cinema. Doing some freelance work in both photography and compositing sometimes.
In 2010-s I moved to Canada, spend 5 years there and now live in the Netherlands.
I always stick to pure photography with no means of adaptation or installation. Transforming a real object into an interpretable artistic image by composition, withdrawing it out of the context, making it independent and giving it a new life is what photography means to me.

Awards Awards:
2022 - Black & White Magazine Spotlight
2022 - 17th Black & White Spider Awards, Nominee in Architectural
2020 - 15th Black & White Spider Awards, Honorable Mention in Aerial
2014 - The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3), Bronze in Portraiture/Culture
2014 – 7th annual, International Color Awards (Photography Masters Cup), Nominee in Fine Art
2013 - International Photography Awards, Honorable Mentions in Fine Art
2013 – The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, Black & White Photographer of the Year, Finalist (top 10)in Portrait category
2013 – B&W Magazine Portfolio Contest Merit award

Publications:
2022 - B&W Magazine Interview, Issue 160, June 2023
2014 - B&W Magazine, Issue 101, Feb 2014
2013 - B&W Magazine, Issue 98, Aug 2013