Lidia Karpukova

Photography – Los Angeles

I have always loved photography even when I hadn\'t known about it yet. The choice was immediate – a Praktik camera over the rarest thing in post Soviet Russia – a Barbie doll. ...Years flew by with me travelling all over the world and living in Switzerland, Thailand, and USA, with photography just being a hobby, before one day, after coming back from a long day of work, I had finally decided to send one of my old pictures to the International Photo Awards festival. How surprised and happy I was to receive and Honorable Mention! That was a change I so badly needed to finally make a head start – I quit my job and applied to a college in Los Angeles to study photography. And here I am the first year student, thirsty for knowledge and finally shaping and perfecting my style. I finally do what I always loved to and this helps me a lot. I am lucky to see and be able to portray the beauty in people and stay true to myself. I admire how a single picture can be worth millions of words and deliver a certain idea with creativity and emotions.