Born in Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), USSR
Photographer, journalist, poet, writer, traveler and hitchhiker
Member in the „Russian Geographical Society“
Member in the battlefield archaeology troop „Memory“ in the name of admiral Isakov“
Volunteer-Archaeologist and restorer
EDUCATION / INTERNSHIPS
2006 Internship as a photographer and photo editor by „Panoma“ in Berlin, Germany
2002-2005 Private School for Design in Berlin, Germany; state recognized diploma’d photo designer
(defence with an excellent mark)
2004 Internship as a photographer by „Három Holló“ magazine in Budapest, Hungary
2004 Internship as a photo assistant by „SO! Fotodesign“ in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2001-2002 Internship as a photo assistant by „AZZATO PHOTO DESIGN“
in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2000 Course „Learn Photography“ in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1999-2000 Course „Photography – an Experimental Approach“ in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
EXPERIENCE
2023 Artist-in-residence „2. Lusatia’s Photo Days“. Lieberose, Germany
2019 Guest speaker (x2) and photo presentation in the school in Yeduchanka, Russia
2016 Masterclass „Unnoticed Stories“ (joint project of the Bayerisches Haus and Goethe-Institut).
Odessa, Ukraine
2016-2017 Membership by community „Fortschrittliche Arbeiterfotografen“, Germany
2014-2017 Guest speaker (x6) and photo presentation in the school Nr. 25. Kurinskaya, Russia
2009-2010 Membership by „n-ost“, The Network for Reporting on Eastern Europe, Germany
2009 Paticipating in NUFF@TIFF film workshop (Tromsø International Film Festival). Tromsø, Norway
AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS
2017 1 place in the photo competition „The encounter in the Foreign Word“. Germany
2017 Medal „For the keeping of historical memory“. Russia
2012 Certificate of Merit from „Museum of Tuapse Defence“, Russia
2009 The best Christmas postcard for n-ost, The Network for Reporting on Eastern Europe, Germany
2009 II place in the photo competition „Headlamp“, in the categorie „Journalismus“.
Murmansk, Russia
2009 I place in the photo competition „Headlamp“, in the categorie „Identity document photo“ within
open regional festival of youth creativity „TRASSA“, Murmansk, Russia
2009 Special prize for lyric-experiment in literature competition „Sign“, in the categorie „Poesie“
within open regional festival of youth creativity „TRASSA“, Murmansk, Russia
2009 Letter of appreciation from CPRF, Russia
(In support of the International German-Russian Youth Conference)
2006 III place in the International Fashion Photography Competition, in the Art Category.
5th Moscow International Fashion and Art Week „Fashion Assembly“, Moscow, Russia
2006 II place in the photo competition „Wissen-Schafft-Bilder“, in the categorie „Mikroworlds“.
In cooperation with Photokina 2006, Germany
2005 BEST-Sabel Ltd. scholarship, Germany
2005 BEST-Sabel Ltd. scholarship, Germany
2004 I place in the photo competition „Asphalt Culture. Berlin between Ecological Catastrophe and
Urban Paradise“, Germany
2003 BEST-Sabel Ltd. scholarship, Germany
PROJECTS
2022 „Photo-Bike II“: 26 localities in Germany and Poland by bicycle (over 2.400 km)
2021 „Photo-Bike I“: 45 localities in Germany and Poland by bicycle (over 3.600 km)
2005-2024 37 countries, including Russia (all federal subjects) – Armenia – Azerbaijan – Belarus – China – Cuba – Finland – Georgia & Abkhazia & South Ossetia – Hungary – Kazakhstan – Latvia – Lithuania – Moldova & Transnistria – Mongolia – Norway – Poland – Romania – Slovakia – Czechia – Ukraine – Usbekistan & Karakalpakistan etc.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021 „Зимов Фронт“ (Germany)
2013 „Ernst Jünger im Kaukasus-Ein eurasisches Zwischenspiel“.
Text: Dr. Max-Rainer Uhrig (Germany)
2013 „Compañera Cuba“ (Germany)
2008 „Ich habe das gesehen“ (Hungary)
LYRICS
2009 „Planeta MGPU“ Nr. 5 (60) (Russia)
2008 „H-HA“ catalogue (Germany)
2001 „Unsere Stimme“ Nr. 33 (Germany)
PARTICIPATION
2022 Max-Rainer Uhrig „Der rote Styx“ (Germany)
2019 Max-Rainer Uhrig „Auf gewundenen Pfaden Friedrich Rückert und Russland“ (Germany)
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 „Beslan“ multimedia presentation dedicated to the 16 years after the Beslan school siege.
„Museum of Tuapse Defence“, Russia
2017 „Russia and russians“. Café-museum „Sibylle“, Berlin, Germany
2016 „Unnoticed Stories“. HudPromo Art Gallery, Odessa, Ukraine
2016 „Ich habe das gesehen“. Exibition dedicated to the 71 years after war.
Squatted house „Zielona Góra“. Berlin, Germany
2016 „Compañera Cuba“. Photo exhibition and book presentation. Berlin Art School, Berlin, Germany
2015 Travelling exhibition „Memory“. Exibition dedicated to the 70 years after war.
Krasnodar-Apsheronsk-Krasnodar, Russia
2015 „Ich habe das gesehen“. Exibition dedicated to the 70 years after war. Gallery „junge Welt“.
Berlin, Germany
2014 „Memory“. Exibition dedicated to the 69 years after war. „Museum of Tuapse Defence“, Russia
2014 „Compañera Cuba“. Photo exhibition and book presentation Café Gallery „Szimpla“,
Berlin, Germany
2012 „Ich habe das gesehen“. Exibition dedicated to the 67 years after war.
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. Berlin, Germany
2011 „Leniniana“. Exibition during „October Revolution“ feast of the German Communist Party.
Salvador-Allende-Club. Berlin, Germany
2011 „Ich habe das gesehen“. Exibition during summer feast of the German Communist Party.
Salvador-Allende-Club. Berlin, Germany
2011 „Soviet War Memorials“ exibition dedicated to the event „66 Years After War“.
German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst, Germany
2010 „Ecseri Piac“. Café Gallery „Niesen“, Berlin, Germany
2009 „Kalmykia“. Russian House for Science and Culture, Berlin, Germany
2009-2010 „Nikel“. Café Gallery „Szimpla“, Berlin, Germany
2009 Presentation of the ode „Machthaber“ during Gagarin’s Days Event at school Nr. 7
(curator of Yuri Gagarin Museum), Korzunovo, Russia
2009 Photo visualization during the presentation of Karlheinz Schweitzer’s book „Johann Jährig“.
Leipzig Book Fair, Germany
2008 Photo exibition during the presentation of Karlheinz Schweitzer’s books „Johann Jährig“
and „Johann Jährig und seine Zeit“. Heuson-Museum in the Historical Town Hall,
Büdingen, Germany
2008 Photo visualization during the presentation of Karlheinz Schweitzer’s book „Johann Jährig“.
Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany
2008 „Ich habe das gesehen“ photo book presentation: reading and exibition dedicated to the event „63 Yyears After War“. German-Russian Museum, Berlin-Karlshorst, Germany
2008 „Königsberg-Kaliningrad“. Café Gallery „Eckermann“, Budapest, Hungary
2006 „Half-blurred Engraving“. Hindenburg Hall, Olympic Village 1936, Elstal, Germany
2005-2006 „Das jenseitige Budapest“. Café Gallery „Eckermann“, Budapest, Hungary
2005 „Das jenseitige Budapest“. Café Gallery „Csiga“, Budapest, Hungary
2005-2006 „Ich habe das gesehen“. Kyrgyzstan Embassy, Berlin, Germany
2005 „Ich habe das gesehen“. Chorin Monastery, Chorin, Germany
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 „Lausitz im Wandel“. Castle meadow, Lieberose, Germany
2018 Exhibition of the best photos of the international contest „Upside Down“. Theatre „Leo 17“.
Munich, Germany
2018 „Anti-fascism monuments in Eastern Europe“. Gallery „junge Welt“. Berlin, Germany
2017 Winner photos‘ exhibition within „10. multimediale“. Convention center „Darmstadtium“,
Darmstadt, Germany
2017 Photo visualization during the exibition „Leniniana“. „Museum of Tuapse Defence“.
Tuapse, Russia
2016 Exhibition within the international photo project „Foto-Sushka“ at the German-Russian
feast days in equestrian sport park, Berlin
2010 Café Gallery „Orlando“, Bochum, Germany
2009-2010 „German-Russian Culture Days BoRossia“. Ruhr-University‘ library, Bochum, Germany
2009 Travelling exhibition within open regional festival of youth creativity „Trassa“.
Severomorsk – Murmansk, Russia
2008 The 3d exibition of modern art. „Kultur-Station-9“, Bernsdorf/Zeissholz, Germany
2006 „Exhibition of National Economy Achievements“ 5th Moscow International Fashion and Art
Week, „Fashion Assembly“, Moscow, Russia
2006 Photo visualization by Photokina 2006, Cologne, Cermany
2006 „C/O Berlin“ (The Cultural Forum for Photography), Berlin, Germany.
In cooperation with the 56th Berlinale
2004 „Foundation of Nature Conservation“, Berlin, Germany
2004 Travelling exhibition in Baja (Hungary), Vienna (Austria), Berlin (Germany)
SELECTED PRESS RELEASES / INTERVIEWS / TV
2024 „Märkische Oderzeitung“ 27.09.2024 (Germany)
2024 Interview for „WDR COSMO“ (Germany)
2023 „Serbske Nowiny“ Nr. 204 (Germany)
2023 Interview for „WDR COSMO“ (Germany)
2020 „Doppelpunkt“ + „Sonntag“ Nr. 37 (Switzerland)
2019 The book „Po sledam operatsii ‚Edelveys'“ by Anatoliy Orlov (Russia)
2018 „Volnaya Kuban“ Nr. 51 (Russia)
2016 „7 Telekanal“ (Ukraine)
2016 „Vechernjaja Odessa“ Nr. 141 (Ukraine)
2015 Interview for „WDR Funkhaus Europa“ (Germany)
2015 „DV Novosti“ 03.07.2015 (Russia)
2015 „Dalnevostochny Komsomolsk“ Nr. 57 (Russia)
2015 „junge Welt“ Nr. 90 (Germany)
2013 „Erzyan pravda“ 10.10 (Republic of Mordovia, Russia)
2013 „Russkaja Germanija“ Nr. 03/865 (Germany)
2012 Interview for „WDR Funkhaus Europa“ (Germany)
2010 „WAZ“ Nr. 15 (WBO_4) (Germany)
2009 Arctic-TV (Russia)
2009 «Severomorskie vesti» № 10 (963) (Russia)
2009 „Planeta MGPU“ Nr. 7 (62) (Russia)
2009 „Wecherniy Murmansk“ Nr. 19 (4194) (Russia)
2009 „Polyarnaya pravda“ Nr. 14 (22.480) (Russia)
2009 „Murmanskiy vestnik“ Nr. 19 (4412) (Russia)
2009 „Nordlys“ Nr. 13-108 (Norway)
2008 „Gelnhaeuser Tageblatt“ Nr. 242 (Germany)
2006 „Screen Offside at the Berlinale 2006“ Nr. 5 (Germany)
2005 „Budapester Zeitung“ Nr. 45 (Hungary)
2005 „Pester Lloyd“ Nr. 35-36 (Hungary)
2001 „Wetterauer Zeitung“ Nr. 112 (Germany)