Viktor and Sergiy Kochetov

Viktor (UA, 1947–2021) and Sergiy Kochetov (UA, 1972) was a photographic duo of father and son. Viktor got interested in photography in 1968 and started earning his living as a professional photographer in the early 1970s. For over 40 years, he worked as a master printer for various film and photo laboratories as well as a photojournalist for various newspapers. He created a significant part of his work together with his son, Sergiy Kochetov. Sergiy assisted Viktor since he was a teenager, and, similar to his father, pursued a career in photojournalism. As both authors had experience in photojournalism, it formed the backbone of the visual language of their works, as they aimed their cameras at what would have never been published in any media—eventless daily scenes. Practically always with their cameras on them, Viktor and Sergiy often became the characters of their own photos, fooling around and playing out various everyday situations.