Photographer Alexander Lepeshkin spends whole nights at Clumba parties, or costume parties where the young creatives of Russia put on their most flashy and drink. His photos capture candid moments of alcohol-enhanced connections and collapses, but he says he’s not a party photographer – he’s a youth photographer.
Partygoers kiss at a club in St. Petersburg, Russia, 2010. (Photo by Alexander Lepeshkin)
A man dances at a Clumba party in Moscow, 2012. Clumba, which translates to “flower bed” in Russian, started as an artist collective. (Photo by Alexander Lepeshkin)
Lighting a cigarette at a Clumba party in Moscow, 2011. (Photo by Alexander Lepeshkin)
At Loshadka parties, the young creatives of Russia put on their most flashy costumes, 2010. (Photo by Alexander Lepeshkin)
Lepeshkin said people are more open at a party than any other occasion, perhaps as you might expect. (Photo by Alexander Lepeshkin)
Lepeshkin has been photographing Clumba parties and clubs in St. Petersburg and Moscow since 2010. (Photo by Alexander Lepeshkin)
Some in Lepeshkin's selection are ecstatic, but seemingly more have vacant or depressed expressions. (Photo by Alexander Lepeshkin)
A Clumba party in Moscow, 2012. (Photo by Alexander Lepeshkin)
One partygoers costume: Cruella de Vil from “101 Dalmatians”, 2012. (Photo by Alexander Lepeshkin)
A Loshadka party in St. Petersburg, 2010. (Photo by Alexander Lepeshkin)
Sometimes partygoers would pose for Lepeshkin, but he prefers “natural emotions”. (Photo by Alexander Lepeshkin)
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