EGOR KHVOSTOV
critical fine art photography
I am a Moscow-based artist specializing in
black-and-white photography.
I began using photography as a medium during my exile in 2022. My background is rooted in history, political science, and international relations. This academic foundation shapes my approach. My camera is not merely an instrument of observation but a tool for deconstructing reality.
NEW STORY MODE:
seeing differently
We are surrounded by images, but many things still remain unseen.
I use photography as a way to notice what is hidden, overlooked, or pushed aside.

I’m interested not only in what happens, but in why it happens — how people, spaces, and everyday scenes reflect time, identity, and power.

New Story Mode is a way of seeing differently. It’s not about style or surface — it’s about meaning. I see photography as a tool for reflection, for asking questions, for uncovering stories that aren’t always told.

My approach is grounded in philosophy, social theory, and political thought. These help me read the world visually — to find structure in chaos, to notice patterns, to connect the personal with the cultural. I don’t try to explain everything. I show what I see so that others can think and feel for themselves.

That’s what a New Story Mode means: not invention, but a new way of seeing what’s already there.