VICTORIA POPOVA

about me
i am:

✦ photographer/video editor/stylist based in London, UK
  
i:
✧ use multimedia approach for post-production
✧ film and edit videos (fashion, YouTube, social media, art projects, events, and music concerts)
love to work and experiment with sound design
✧ do costume design and styling for films
✧ have worked with film directors, theatre, musicians, and artists
✧ work with photographs in darkroom




you can find me at:
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contact me:
Email

PHOTO


01 UNTITLED

series of film photos

THIS SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS STARTED AS AN ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE NATURE, PEOPLE, MOMENTS, AND ROUTINES AROUND ME, AND ENDED UP AS A RECORD OF EXPLORING THE UNFAMILIAR AND FASCINATING WORLD BY MYSELF, EMBRACING LONELINESS (WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT WHEN YOU MOVE TO ANOTHER COUNTRY), SOMETIMES FEELING LIKE A LOST KID WITH A FILM CAMERA.  

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july 2023 - 
october 2024

London, Worthing, 
Brighton, Deal, 
Dover, Crawley,
Spalding, UK






02 PERFORMANCE ‘CIRCLE’ by PIVOT 7 CLUB & Anna Timofeeva photo exhibition

film and digital photo, analog video

“performance circle depicts wine as the blood of christ symbolising the reunification of humanity and meat as the temptation that turns humans into animals.”
28 march 2024
London, UK






03 BARBICAN

film photo + post-production, analog video

photo and videoshoot for KHatz daniel studio’s fashion collection of upcycled garments.

1 april 2024
London, UK







04 PREMIER OF ‘THE GIVER GIVES TO GIVE’ EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM +  SHOW

film photo + post-production, analog video

the london premiere of the giver gives to give - experimental short film directed by angela ricciardi and silken weinberg + poppy jean crawford and the children of the pope live performance.
4 april 2024
London, UK






05 THE HOLY DESIRE: Nausea Twins

film photo + post-production

photo-report from “a showcase of high energy, raw performance” with support from cultural curator SHEETNOISE.

“Nausea Twins take a break from their day jobs from running legacy fashion brand Ann Demeulemeester and come to London for the first time fresh from sellout performances in Milano and Paris.”



16 january 2024
London, UK



  



06 THE CHILDREN OF THE POPE

film photo + post-production

“Children of the Pope are a graciously peculiar band, one that you can never know if they’re ever telling you the truth or not. But that’s the best way to be, it’s never fun to tell the truth and nothing but the truth (so help me god).”
- Willow Shields for Crunkmag



20 january 2024
London, UK







07 RUBY HUNG Lookbook

film photo + post-production

“London-based luxury brand by Hong Kong designer Ruby Hung, fusing streetwear and artisanal craftsmanship. Featured on Tyla’s Water cover and worn by artists like Arca and Horsegirl, with press in Dazed, Schön!, Notion, Infringe, and Nasty Magazine.”


february 2025
London, UK




VIDEO



07 SWIM SILKY  Live

analog video, editing, sound design

Swim silky headline live performance.


29 may 2025
London, UK






08 PERFORMANCE ‘CIRCLE’ by PIVOT 7 CLUB

analog video, editing

“preformance circle depicts wine as the blood of christ symbolising the reunification of humanity and meat as the temptation that turns humans into animals.”
28 march 2024
London, UK






09 BARBICAN

analog video, editing, sound design

atmospheric video for KHatz daniel studio’s fashion collection of upcycled garments.

sound for this video was recorded and mixed from cassettes found in a record shop in london.

1 april 2024
London, UK




10 ‘MASTERCUTS’ Fashion Campaign

analog and digital video, editing, concept development

CAMPAIGN VIDEO FOR A TEAM PROJECT EXPLORING CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DRAPING AND DIVERSE SEWING TECHNIQUES. THE VIDEO BLENDS VHS FOOTAGE WITH MATERIAL SHOT ON A PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL CAMERA. THE PROJECT WAS FEATURED IN VOGUE ITALIA, THE BLUEPRINT, AND MARIE CLAIRE.
october 2020
Moscow, Russia


2025