In my world - Vanya

• Photographer
  Karen Nachtergaele

Vanya is a ',( years old boy with autism. He lives with his parents in Saint-Petersburg. His dad works as an engineer; his mam cannot go to work. There are no facilities for (young) children with autism in the area and she takes care of Vanya full time. This series of pictures is part of the bigger 'in my world' project. A documentary project about children (0-20 years old) with autism who live in the former USSR.