My name is Ilya, I'm 18, and I'm a photographer from Moldova. I shoot to understand myself and the world. My attention is drawn not to events, but to feelings – to moments when something has already departed. I see beauty in the ordinary: concrete, light, textures. Places where seemingly nothing happens become for me fields for deep observation. I value geometric frames and how the everyday acquires personal meaning. I resonate with mono no aware – the quiet sadness of fading things, where their strength lies.
- Silence on the edges of the city
- Street Contrats
- Honest, personal gaze
- Philosophy of spaces
- Chance as a method
What matters to me: