My name is Nikita Ephanov.
I am a writer and visual artist based in the US.
A collection of Art & Writing.
I specialize in food, travel & technology.
A Few Thoughts I’ve Published
Food/Drink
Staff writer for Tasting Table
The communal spirit of the Mangal grill for Eater.com
Russian watermelon fixation for Sliced
Coffee’s Yemenese origins for CoffeeGeek
Pelmeni: Eurasian Pillows of Childhood for Tried & True Recipes
El Paso’s quintessential dishes for Matador
The Universal Expansion of the Dried Pepper for Tried & True Recipes
A jubilant cafe review of LA’s Dayglow for CoffeeGeek
The Wok’s Ancient Diaspora for Tried & True Recipes
Tech
Capturing the Hyperreal: An interview with Britton Powell for Clot Magazine
Runaway destructive algorithms for Cyberpunks.com
A synth opening worlds of spiritual enlightenment for Natural Music
A photographer visualizing entropy for Cyberpunks.com
Buckminster Fuller’s Geometric Universe for Cyberpunks.com
America’s Technopolized Bureaucracy for Cyberpunks.com
Travel
My experiences hitchhiking Tajikistan for Intrepid Times
An overview of Dallas Accommodation for Matador
The Intricate Politics of the Fergana Valley for GeoPerspective
Wakhan’s People Trapped by Taliban Invasion for GeoPerspective
Visual Art
Images in the Singularity exhibited for Loosenart in Rome
Digitized Horticulture exhibited for 500x in Dallas
Retraced Memories printed for Seisma Magazine
Travel Photography for the Sunlight Press
I also run a travel planning brand.
I provide personalized trip itineraries for adventurous and hard-to-reach destinations. Through extensive research and detailed planning, I enable others to have wondrous lo travel experiences.
Feel free to send any inquiries, or a brief hello!
I would love to work with you.
nephanov@gmail.com