“I know my home airport better than my own courtyard,” says 28-year-old Russian photographer Max Avdeev (@maxavdeev) — who counted only 12 days at home last summer. While globe-trotting is associated with a particular kind of sparkle or elegance, for Max, traveling around the world can be far less glamorous. In Mongolia he took a 39-hour microbus trip on roadless terrain. “When we saw asphalt in the end, we wanted to kiss it,” he says. “Deer, horses and donkeys aren’t just for tourists, but very useful means of transportation when there is no road.” For Max it’s all worth it: “One day, it can be a war zone in Ukraine, and two days later it’s a picture from a fashion shoot in Paris, a Scotch whiskey distillery or a group photo of my friends.”
Photo by @maxavdeev