Synkroniciti is thrilled to welcome Ukrainian photographer Viktoriia Sorochuk with The Graces, a marvelous photo series from which we selected our transcendent cover. Flowers gleam against a stark white background, translucent and delicate. The intricate veining of the petals and the fuzzy golden anthers are a delight and speak volumes about the transitory nature of beauty and the fragility of existence. What is more vulnerable than a flower, which is designed to attract and then decay? These tulips are withered. Most of us would have tossed them in the trash, but Viktoriia saw the beauty that remained. The gorgeous veining which we see so prominently does not appear until the flowers are dried. Beauty is perhaps not as fragile as we first thought.
As a refugee from her war-torn homeland living in a neighboring country, she has a different experience with life’s fragility and resilience than most of us, which brings new insights and appreciation. “If I am not extremely tired of living, I can be surprised by things I see around me. Nature is very important and a big part of this surprise. I look at nature from a utilitarian point of view, but once you start looking deeper and start learning some things, it just blows your mind—everything has some hidden purpose that you might not be thinking about.”
Want to know how Viktoriia made these stunning images and the source of that amazing white background? View The Graces and read more about Viktoriia’s story and process in Synkroniciti’s “Vulnerable” issue, available here: https://synkroniciti.com/the-magazine/purchase-individual-issues/. We are honored to report that Viktoriia will be sharing a series of photo journals in upcoming issues, starting with “Belonging.”
My name is Viktoriia Sorochuk. I am 42 years old and I am from Ukraine. My fascination with photography began not long ago; my professional field is separate from photography. Nevertheless, I use photography to communicate how I see the world around me. My main goal is to show that there can be a story behind every photo and that every series of shots can counterbalance the fake world created in social networks where the accents are shifted to meaningless images of non-existent reality. I believe that pretty much anything can become a plot to a photo story, it is just a matter of being able to see it. That is why I stop next to every puddle or crack in the asphalt making people look at me with raised eyebrows.
So good!
Linda xx