Kristina Varaksina received her Master’s in Photography from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, in 2013. She currently lives and works in London.
In her personal work, Varaksina explores the vulnerabilities, insecurities and self-search of a woman and an artist. Her work is a creative response to what’s going on in the world and 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 accept themselves as who they are and be proud of that. Varaksina sees her job as a photographer to make “ordinary” women more visible and therefore, more valuable.
Awards and recognitions include BBA Berlin 2021 3rd place Winner, Lens Culture Portrait 2021 2nd Place Winner, Lens Culture Critic's Choice 2020, Winner in Portrait of Britain 2020, Lens Culture Critics Choice 2020 Winner, BJP Portrait of Humanity 2020 Shortlist, AOP Open Awards 2020 Silver, IPA 2020 Honorable mention, and more.
