Kristina Varaksina

Russian-born Kristina Varaksina moved to the USA in 2010 to get her Master’s in Photography. She currently lives and works in London.

In her personal work Varaksina explores vulnerabilities, insecurities and self-search of a woman and of an artist. Her work is a creative response to what’s going on in the world and in her immediate environment. Through visual symbolism, carefully curated colour palettes and cinematic lighting she reflects the strongest emotions she and her subjects experience.

Varaksina gives voice to women from different ethnic, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, each doing their best to not only accept themselves as who they are, but also to be proud of that. Varaksina sees her job as a photographer to make “ordinary” women more visible and therefore, more valuable.

Awards and recognitions: LensCulture Portrait 2021 2nd Place Winner, Portrait of Britain Winner 2020, LensCulture Critics Choice 2020 Winner, BJP Portrait of Humanity 2020 Shortlist, AOP Open Awards 2020 Silver, IPA 2020 Honorable mention, PX3 Prix de la Photographie, Communications Arts, Int’l Photography Awards, APA National Award, Vogue.it BEST OF, Digital Photo Magazine, Applied Arts, CMYK Magazine, PDN Faces, PDN Emerging.
Galleries representing fine art work: Lumas, Berlin. Brownie, Shanghai. Hello World, Vienna. Themes&Projects, San Francisco.

Commissions include: Harper's Bazaar, L’Officiel, The Telegraph, BBC, Fabric, Bonobos, Ugg, Sally Hansen, Cetaphil.

Portfolio: kristinavaraksina.com, instagram.com/kristinavaraksina