El Carmen, 2018

The Collector’s Vault features Ivailo Stanev’s most conceptually driven body of work — an artistic project created across Europe, where street photography expands into a study of movement, memory, and the emotional rhythm of the contemporary city. In this series, the image moves beyond observation into interpretation.

Monochrome holds structure and atmosphere, while colour introduces what exists outside the frame: a trace of time, an emotional afterimage, a fragment of perception. The dialogue between the two creates a visual language unique to this project — part documentary, part poetic, entirely authored.

These works belong to the Vault because they mark defining points in Stanev’s artistic evolution. They are pieces distilled from years of seeing, refining, and shaping an idea into form — images created with intention and shaped through practice.

All photographs are released in hand-signed archival prints with full provenance, printed to museum-level standards. Once an edition is complete, the work is withdrawn permanently to preserve its rarity and artistic weight.

Curated and verified exclusively by Monochrome Hub, the Collector’s Vault represents the most enduring layer of Ivailo Stanev’s archive — photography created to be collected, preserved, and lived with.

Ivailo Stanev is a Spain-based photographer whose career spans over 25 years across fashion, documentary, and art photography.

His work has been commissioned and published by leading international titles, including Esquire, Playboy, Maxim, FHM, and Harper’s Bazaar, among others.

His photographs are held in private collections around the world.

Monochrome Hub exclusively curates and manages the photographic archive of Ivailo Stanev.

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Each photograph is produced in a strictly limited quantity—signed and numbered by the artist and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Monochrome Hub.

Once a work is sold out in a specific size and format, it will not be reprinted.

This approach preserves rarity, maintains long-term value, and defines each piece as an object of lasting significance.

In a world of infinite images, some are made to remain rare.

Our frames are designed to elevate and protect the artwork.

Each photograph is presented in a minimalist frame with museum-grade glass, designed for clarity and archival preservation.

Acid-free mount boards and passe-partout maintain full archival standards, providing a clean, contemporary finish that complements any interior without distracting from the art.

Complimentary shipping for orders above €200

Dispatched within 7 business days in secure, archival packaging.

Due to the limited and custom nature of each piece, returns and exchanges are not accepted.

If your order arrives damaged, please contact us within 48 hours – we’ll make it right.