There is nothing beige or bland about Ivan Zabavnikov’s (@zabavnikov_ivan) photographs of bread. There is texture, props — including a cat — and even vibrant color. “I want to tell people about the things that I like, and I love bread,” says Ivan, who is a baker for a restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia, and founder of the Ivan Zabavnikov Bread Workshop. When he travels, Ivan seeks out other bread makers and captures their recipes and stories in pictures. On a trip to Sri Lanka last year with his wife, the search wasn’t easy: “We figured out that there were only stoves in the local restaurants and cafeterias and there were no ovens. I was so happy when we found a cafeteria owned by a Russian couple and I saw the oven!” Ivan says. “One day, on a beautiful morning, the bread was ready. This is how I reached my goal and met wonderful people. The world is full of kind and understanding people!”
Photo by @zabavnikov_ivan