Journey to the edge of the room

The subjects of this project are people who rarely leave their homes.

Some of them work remotely; others live off their relatives. They are very different people, but they all have one thing in common: they “live” on the internet.

Some have many friends, but they mostly interact with them online or at home. Others have chosen the path of the modern hermit.

I photographed the subjects in their apartments with their pets and surrounded by their favorite things. I asked each of them the same question: why did they choose this lifestyle?

Below each photo is the subject’s age and the number of years they have been officially unemployed.

Today, the internet influences the lives of most people, but my subjects’ lifestyle is an extreme form of internet addiction and social alienation.

With the development of digital technology, this is becoming an increasingly prevalent trend, especially in large cities, where the pace of life is too fast, stress levels are high, and there are simply too many people.

Awards:

2021 2nd place, “ND Award 2021” 

2021 Shortlisted for the “Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2021”

2021 1st place in the student category, “Bartur Photo Award”
2021 “Gomma Grant” (UK), shortlisted

2020 “Krzysztof Miller” Award, shortlisted 

2020 “212 Photography Istanbul” Festival (Istanbul, Turkey), shortlisted

2020 “LensCulture Journeys 2020”, shortlisted

2020 “Photo Fringe” Award (UK), shortlist 

2020 KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS, 3rd place in the “Single Images” category, portrait of Viktor 

2020 “Alexander Efremov Reportage Photography Competition” (Russia) shortlist

2019 Prix Levallois (France), shortlist

2018  10th International Youth Photography Competition “Young People in the 21st Century 2018.” 1st place in the category for young photographers aged 21 to 29