Seattle-based photographer David Bokov spent the summers of his youth barefoot, the lush grass beneath his feet as he played outside from dusk until dawn when his mother called him in for dinner. These simpler days spent in the outdoors back when Bokov was a child growing up in Russia are what would later inspire him to go into photography. Bokov said, “Being outdoors so much as a kid, I’ve made a special bond with nature and photography was a way to capture it.” Once his family immigrated to the United States in 2003, Bokov discovered his relatives’ DSLRs and from the moment he started shooting, he was hooked; he had found the perfect medium to capture the world around him that he had loved so much. Now, a seasoned photographer, Bokov continues to turn the beauty he sees throughout his life into still images— photos that aim to encapsulate just how stunning singular moments in life and nature can be. “I always try to find beauty in all [of] my surroundings,” said Bokov. “Paying attention to different patterns, angles, [and] lighting situations. You can’t help but notice these things even when you’re just going on about your day.” He said, “I often think about the story my subject holds within itself, that being a human being or an old industrial building.”
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