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Theo Cottle documents this enthralling ancient tradition. The images, though originally intended to be taken during Surva in Pernik, capture the kukeri and their families in their homes in rural villages across Bulgaria. The festival, Cottle explains, was cancelled last-minute because of water shortages in the area – but this was a “blessing in disguise”. He used Instagram and word-of-mouth to locate subjects, who he found were proud to share their unique vision with him, pulling their costumes out of storage and donning them for a series of intimate, joyous portraits.
Generation/поколениеPhotography by Theo Cottle
The images combine Cottle’s roots in documentary photography with his commercial work for brands such as LNCC, CP Company, and Adidas. Like his 2019 project,