Vic Bakin is a self-educated Ukrainian photographer. Raised in the west of Ukraine, for the last ten years he has been based in Kyiv. In his work, Bakin is focused on documenting Ukraine’s youth. Recently, his focus has also shifted to the themes of war in Ukraine. 

His new series Epitome (2022) is the selection of ‘The Ones to Watch’ by the British Journal of Photography and the winner of the LensCulture photography awards. 

In 2023, Vic Bakin received a grant from the IWM Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna, and is also a selectee of the Copenhagen Photo Festival 2024. His first monograph book Epitome is published by Photo Void in 2024.