A portrait of a man standing in front of the ruins of his neighbour's house in the city of Stepanakert, the self-proclaimed capital of the Republic of Artsakh. Canon Ambassador and photojournalist Pavel Volkov was in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Azerbaijan, documenting the region's troubles. Taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with a Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM lens (now succeeded by the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM) at 24mm, 1/640 sec, f/11 and ISO2000. © Pavel Volkov
Russian photojournalist and Canon Ambassador Pavel Volkov has made a career confronting his country's social issues and subcultures head on, capturing the country at its best and its worst.
Not one to shy from difficult situations, Pavel has documented football hooliganism, fight clubs, and controversial modern religious groups such as the Orthodox Youth movement and its polar opposite, the Russian Pagans. He has captured what daily life is like for disabled people and for the military, in particular young cadets and new recruits.