DISTANCE ZINE
2020
This story is about four skateboarders from the Russian Olympic team. The entire project is divided into three parts, and it shows how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed athletes' lives. The first part was shot before the pandemic, and it exhibits the typical life of a skateboarder, which includes a lot of hard training, falls, and beautiful tricks. In the second part, we see how the familiar landscape transforms as a result of the pandemic. All skateparks are closed for an indefinite period time, and it is impossible to move around the city without special permission. The third part portrays the athletes' love for skateboarding and how even a pandemic cannot stop them. They leave the city and go into self-isolation. Nevertheless, even there they continue to do what they love.
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF 50
51 pages, 11.7 x 16.5 in
MOSKOVSTYLE
2017
This was a personal project of mine about a Moscow-based bicycle community called Moskovstyle. For the past four years five riders from this community have been participating in competitions, getting on winners' podiums, and hanging out together.
In this series of portraits I strove to show how the pain of overcoming yourself and the joy of doing what you love most are intertwined in sports.
©2023 Alexander Karnyukhin