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About author

Natalia, born in Chelyabinsk in 1980, works as a professional photographer since 2010. She’s being published as a freelance journalist for regional and federal media. Sports photography is in preference. Natalia highlighted different international sports events such as judo, taekwondo, biathlon and athletics world championships. Promotes sports for people with disabilities. Has won awards in regional, federal and international photo competitions. Received the medal of the Union of Siberian Photographers “For contribution to the Siberian photography development”.

She’s been working as a studio, wedding and family photographer since 2010. Currently she lives in Tyumen, Russia.

Member of the Russian Union of Journalists, Member of the International Federation of Journalists.

Cooperation: “RIA Novosti”, “Kommersant”.

Publications in print/online: "Sports portal" magazine (Tyumen), "Sport region" magazine (Tyumen), "Tyumen arena" sports news Agency (Tyumen).

Education:

  • University of Tyumen, faculty of mathematics and computer science, master's degree, 1997 – 2002, Tyumen, Russia.
  • School of Digital Photography “First Shot”, basic course “Fundamental Photography”, September – October, 2010, Tyumen, Russia.
  • School of Digital Photography “First Shot”, course “Professional Photography”, March – May 2011, Tyumen, Russia.
  • Photo school “Guild of photographers”, course “Composition in Photography”, September – October 2012, Tyumen, Russia.
  • Academy of Photography, course “Reportage Photography for examples of sports shooting”, October 2013, Tyumen, Russia.
  • Photojournalism Workshop by S.Maksimishin, June 2012, Tyumen, Russia.
  • Photojournalism Workshop by I.Gavrilov, August 2013, Tyumen, Russia.
  • Workshops within the IV International festival of photography “PhotoFest”, September 2013, Chelyabinsk, Russia.
  • Sports shooting Workshop by A.Golovanov (KHL and Canon project), September 2018, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
  • Workshops within the VIII All-Russian festival competition of sports journalism "Energy of victories", November 2018, Moscow, Russia. 
  • Training seminar within the photo forum "SibirPhotoFest-Tobol", July 2019, Tobolsk, Russia.

Awards:

  • Finalist of the photo contest "Light painting-2024", Krasnodar, 2024.
  • Finalist of the III photo contest «ARGUS-2023. Photography among the arts».
  • Finalist of the photo contest «Life at the zenith», 2023.
  • II place "Photojournalism" category, international photo contest Monochrome Awards 2023, Black & White of the year.
  • I place at the photo contest "Photohouse-2023", in the "Professional photography" category, "Reportage photography" nomination, Norilsk, 2023.
  • II place at "Views", the XVII photo contest about lives of disabled people in 2023, Saint-Petersburg.
  • III place "Heroes of our time" nomination of the photo competition "Samara look - 2023".
  • Grand Prix, at “Without barriers", the IX all-Russian photo contest about lives of disabled people in 2023.
  • II place, VIII International Festivalof Photography, Vitebsk 2023 (Belarus).
  • III place, in the photo contest "Social city" (Saint-Petersburg, 2023).
  • II place, in the photo contest "Life in rhythm", "Art-Agent" magazine, 2023.
  • Honorable mention,  international photo contest World Masters of Photography Award 2023.
  • Honorable mention, XIII photo contest of V.A.Sobrovin, 2023.
  • Shortlist of AIPS Sport Media Awards 2022.
  • Finalist of the international photo contest ASUS ProArtist Awards 2022.
  • "Special Merit", category "Winter Sports". World Sports Photography Awards 2022.
  • Finalist of the international photo contest Photometria Awards 2022.
  • Shortlist of AIPS Sport Media Awards 2021.
  • The winner of the XII photo contest of V.A.Sobrovin, category "Genre", 2022.
  • "Excellence Awards" (Documentary and Monochrome category), World Photographt Awards 2021/North America Photography Association (NAPA), 2021.
  • III place of the XII competition "Samara look - 2021".
  • III place at “Without barriers", the VIII all-Russian photo contest about lives of disabled people in 2021.
  • II place "Photojournalism" category, international photo contest Monovisions Awards 2021, Black & White of the year 2021.
  • III place of the international photo contest Visions International Photo Awards 2021, "Editorial" category.
  • Shortlist of AIPS Sport Media Awards 2020.
  • The winner of the photo contest "Sport is my life!", category "Moments of victory", ( Furmanov, 2021).
  • The winner of the photo contest of N.Safonov, category "Genre", 2020.
  • Honorable mention, international photo contest "Photography 4 Humanity" (the United Nations supported project), New York, 2020.
  • I place in the photo contest "Existentia", established and conducted by the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences for the World Philosophy Day, 2020.
  • Winner of the international photo contest "Timothy Allen Photography Scholarship Award" (TAPSA), Sharjah, UAE, 2020.
  • Remarkable Artwork. Siena International Photo Award, 2020 (Siena, Italy).
  • II place in nomination "Reportage photography" 5th international photo contest 35AWARDS, 2019.
  • The winner of the photo contest about lives of disabled people  "The impossible is possible", 2020.
  • II place in the “Single works” category at "Views", the XIII all-Russian photo contest about lives of disabled people in 2019.
  • The winner of the photo contest «Versty» organized by the Russian Society «Knowledge», 2019.
  • II World Annual Ecological photo contest World EcoPhoto, FIAP Patronage, accept list.
  • Finalist of the X competition "Samara look - 2019".
  • I place in the "Federal report. Hero of our time" nomination at the interregional competition of documentary photographs in memory of A.Yefremov in 2019.
  • Honorable mention, "Photojournalism" category, international photo contest Monovisions Awards 2019, Black & White series of the year 2019.
  • I place in the "Best photo report/photo work" nomination among regional media at "Energy of victories", VIII all-Russian festival-competition of sports journalistic in 2018.
  • III place in the “Single works” category at "Views", the XII all-Russian photo contest about lives of disabled people in 2018.
  • II place in the "Regional report. Working man" nomination at the interregional competition of documentary photographs in memory of A.Yefremov in 2018.
  • II place in the “Single works” category at “Without barriers", the VII all-Russian photo contest about lives of disabled people in 2018.
  • Winner of the all-Russian project “The Best of Russia" in 2017.
  • Finalist of the all-Russian project "The Best of Russia" in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Exhibitions:

  • Exhibition on the results of the photo contest "ARGUS-2023" (Sochi, 2024).
  • Exhibition on the results of the photo contest "Photohouse-2023" (Norilsk, December 2023).
  • Exhibition on the results of "Views", the XVII photo contest about lives of disabled people (Saint-Petersburg, December 2023).
  • Exhibition on the result of the competition "Samara look - 2023" (Samara, 2023).
  • Exhibition of the IX all-Russian photo contest about lives of disabled people “Without barriers” (Moscow, 2023).
  • Exhibition on the results of  the VIII VIII International Festival of Photography in Vitebsk (Belarus, June 2023).
  • Exhibition on the results of  the XII all-Russian photo contest of V.A.Sobrovin, 2023.
  • Exhibition on the results of  the international photo contest Photometria Awards 2022.
  • Exhibition on the results of  the XII all-Russian photo contest of V.A.Sobrovin, 2022.
  • Exhibition on the results of "Views", the XV all-Russian photo contest about lives of disabled people (Saint-Petersburg, December 2021).
  • Exhibition on the result of the XII competition "Samara look - 2021" (Samara, 2021).
  • Exhibition on the result of the competition "PhotoUnion.Unity" (Suzdal, 2021).
  • Exhibition of the VIII all-Russian photo contest about lives of disabled people “Without barriers” (Moscow, 2021).
  • International Photography Festival Exposure ( Sharjah, UAE, February 2021).
  • Exhibition on the results of the photo contest "EXISTENTIA", established and conducted by the RAS Institute ( Moscow, January 2021 ).
  • Exhibition on the results of the internationak photo contest "Photography 4 Humanity" within the Fotografiska NY Installation (the United Nations supported project), New York, January 2020.
  • Exhibition on the results of "The impossible is possible", the photo contest about lives of disabled people (Saint-Petersburg, February 2020).
  • Exhibition on the results of "Views", the XIII all-Russian photo contest about lives of disabled people (Saint-Petersburg, December 2019).
  • Exhibition on the result of the X competition "Samara look - 2019" (Samara, August 2019).
  • Exhibition on the result of the XVIII interregional competition of documentary photographs in memory of A.Yefremov (Tobolsk, August 2019).
  • Exhibition on the results of "Views", the XII all-Russian photo contest about lives of disabled people (Saint-Petersburg, December 2018).
  • Exhibitions on the result of the XVII interregional competition of documentary photographs in memory of A.Yefremov (Tobolsk, August 2018, Tyumen, September 2018).
  • Exhibition of the VII all-Russian photo contest about lives of disabled people “Without barriers” (Moscow, July 2018).
  • All-Russian winners exhibition “The Best of Russia” project (Moscow, 2017).
  • Personal exhibition “Sports Interest” (Tyumen, 2016).
  • “Judo is…”, regional photo exhibition during the “Grand slam” tournament (Tyumen, 2015).
  • "Vocation - photographer", regional photo exhibition of the Chelyabinsk Photo Club members, October 2014, Tyumen.
  • "Today - Spartakiad records, tomorrow - Olympic medals of Russia", sports youth achievements exhibition,  October 2013, Tyumen.
  • Personal exhibition about youth achievements in sports, October 2012, Tyumen.
  • “Assemblage point”, photo exhibition of the “Photo region” club participants (Tyumen, 2012).

Photo: V. Ognyov