Lena Sokolova

Born in Novgorod in 1986. Has been living in Moscow since 2008. Passionate about photography since childhood, ever since her parents gifted Lena a film “soapbox” camera. She has used various cameras over the years. Due to her new hobby — photo hunting — she switched to a more advanced Nikon D850 camera. She has a degree in theoretical physics and works at INR RAN in Moscow. Colleagues are accustomed to seeing Lena with her camera. Like family and friends, they support her in everything. The driving force behind Lena’s creativity is the desire not to miss the main events happening around her. That’s why she finds photographing everyday life particularly interesting. Recently, she has taken a liking to shooting with the Soviet Helios lens. This adds unpredictability to her shooting process, teaching patience and quick reactions to changing scenes. Although she gets many spoiled shots, the pleasure from successful frames is much greater than when using advanced modern optics.