Instagram takeover: Kovi Konowiecki

We welcome photographer, Kovi Konowiecki to our Instagram takeover, February 2016. Kovi will be sharing images from across his projects.

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Kovi Konowiecki

Kovi Konowiecki was born and raised in Long Beach, California. After pursuing a professional career in football in Germany and Israel, Kovi received his Master of Arts in photography from the University of the Arts London. His work lies between documentary and fine art, often focusing on portraiture and telling stories that reveal his identity, including his experiences of growing up in Long Beach. Kovi received third place for two of his photographs at the 2016 Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, and has been featured on platforms such as i-D and British Journal of Photography.

Kovi Konowiecki @kovi.konowiecki posting images from my series "Bei Mir Bistu Shein". The subjects of these portraits exist in a liminal space between history and modernity. This dichotomy–the old and the new, modernity and tradition–captures the essence of the subjects–people who define their lives by an idea that embodies the physical and the mystical world perhaps more than any other: Faith. – Goldie, Long Beach – #photoworks #instagramtakeover #photoworkstakeover #kovikonowiecki #photography #portraiture

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Kovi Konowiecki @kovi.konowiecki posting images from my series "Delivering Flowers to Grandpa Jack". When I come back home, Long Beach gives me all the feelings that a hometown should; the feeling that no matter how big the city is, everyone seems familiar— the feeling that no matter how much change occurs, there are certain things that never change. – Boy, Front Porch – #photoworks #instagramtakeover #photoworkstakeover #kovikonowiecki #photography #portraiture

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Kovi Konowiecki @kovi.konowiecki posting images from my series "Delivering Flowers to Grandpa Jack". My series pays tribute to the elements of Long Beach that many would find commonplace and un-extraordinary, highlighting the beauty of familiarity that can transform the mundane of one’s hometown into something very personal. The photographs’ devotion to the elements of the everyday signifies how the special feeling one associates with their hometown does not come from the place itself—it comes from being from the place. – Superman #photoworks #instagramtakeover #photoworkstakeover #kovikonowiecki #photography #portraiture

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