Marharyta Bakhir

I am a Ukrainian-born photographer based in Zagreb, Croatia. My path to photography wasn’t a straight line — I studied International Relations and spent three years teaching Mandarin Chinese before picking up a camera in 2024, while living in the Netherlands.

Since 2022, I’ve lived across Ukraine, Hungary, the Netherlands, and now Croatia, and that experience of constantly adapting to new places, languages, and versions of myself has shaped how I see and photograph people. My fine art work centers on identity and inner emotional life, while I also work commercially in portrait, personal branding, and fashion photography.

International Relations, Kharkiv, Ukraine

“Trapped in Yourself” — Mango Sticky Rice Vintage, Zagreb, Croatia
Press: Featured in Jutarnji List (Croatia)