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Olga Ingurazova is a directing visual artist, producer and documentary storyteller born in Russia in 1985.
She began her carrier as a photojournalist documenting post-conflict recovery and the aftermath of separatist movements. In 2015 she was named to the shortlist of Magnum Photo’s "30 under 30" emerging documentary photographers, and was listed as one of Photo Boite’s “30 under 30 women photographers” to watch.
Pursuit of Olga in her autonomous work is to explore social and environmental issues through the prism of her own genuine interest in human self-identity, cultural setting and resistance. Becoming a subject of her own researches on a par with the characters of her stories.
Today Olga contributes editorial work to broadcast media worldwide.
But her genuine interests lie in the fields where the audience meets the actual manifestations of the art’s industry.
She strives to collaborate more in transmedia art projects. Establishing a practice-based research of new platforms where artists and the public could become the united community and have a possibility to new social and cultural coherences to reveal.
"I’ve found Olga to be a very tenacious and committed storyteller. She has a particular dedication that makes her work stand out; she has a very original take on the stories she pursues." -- Sara Terry (founder and director at the "The Aftermath Project" Grant and Foundation)
"Olga brings top tier professionalism to her work. She has a sensitive eye and captures unique but deliberate photographs on assignment. Very true!" -- Donny Bajoh (Photo Editor at Smithsonian Magazine)
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- High School of Film and Television Ostankino | Television director and producer | Moscow, Russia || 2006 - 2008
- Lomonosov Moscow State University | Photojournalism | Moscow, Russia || 2010 - 2012
WORKED IN FOLLOWING COUNTRIES
Brazil | Belgium | Croatia | Czech Republic | Dominican Republic | France | Georgia | Germany | Greece | Italy | Latvia | Lithuania | Moldova | Montenegro | Netherlands | Poland | Russia | Serbia | South Africa |Spain | Thailand | Turkey | Ukraine | Partially recognized states | Abkhazia | Kosovo | Transnistria |
PUBLICATIONS
Articles and photos published in following magazines, newspapers & websites:
National Geographic (United States), Smithsonian magazine (United States), Russian Reporter magazine (Russia), Io Donna (Italy), Internazionale (Italy), Courrier international (France), FK Magazine (Latvia), Kommersant (Russia), Ogoniok magazine (Russia), Le Courrier de Russie magazine (France) etc.
Book
War is Only Half the Story. Volume VIII | The Aftermath Project, United States, 2015
AWARDS | HONORS
- Women Photograph + ONA Grant. | Finalist. 2017
- International Sittcomm Award. | Winner. 2016
- ViewFind Visual Storytelling Grant. | Finalist. 2016
- International photography Direct Look | Finalist. 2016
- PhotogrVphy Grant | Nominee Award (United Kingdom). 2016
- International photography festival Organ Vida | Commended Entry. 2016
- Lucie Foundation Scholarship Award. | Short-listed artist. 2015
- FotoVisura Grant for Outstanding Personal Project. | Honorable Mention. 2015
- Magnum ’30 under 30’ list of emerging documentary photographers to watch. | Finalist. 2015
- Emaho Foundation’s Emerging Asian Photography Grant. | Finalist. 2015
- Forward Thinking Museum JGS Photography Contest. | Winner. 2015
- IAFOR Documentary Photography Award. | Commended Entry. 2015
- Palm Springs Photo Festival Slide Show Contest. | Finalist. 2015
- PhotoTales Multimedia Projects Award. | 2015
- ’30 under 30 women photographers to watch’ by Photo Boite. | 2015
- Invisible Photographer Asia (IPA) Mentorship Program Scholarship Grant. | Winner. 2015
- Aftermath Project Grant. | Finalist. 2014
- Lucie Foundation Scholarship Award. | Short-listed artist. 2014
- Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation Grant. | Short-listed artist. 2014
- Efremov Report Photography Competition. | 3rd place. 2014
EXHIBITIONS | FESTIVALS | SCREENINGS
- Cultural center: Akademia Odkryć Fotograficznych | ‘Scars of Independence’ exhibition and artist talk. 2017, Lublin, Poland
- Festival Pil'Ours of Women Photography | ‘Wolf’ solo exhibition. 2017, Nantes, France
- International photography festival Organ Vida | ‘Scars of Independence’ screening. 2016, Zagreb, Croatia
- Documentary Photography Days in Istanbul | ‘Scars of Independence’ screening. 2016, Istanbul, Turkey
- Athens Photo Festival 2016 | ‘Scars of Independence’ screening. Athens, Greece.
- Palm Springs Photo Festival | ‘Scars of Independence’ screening. 2015, Palm Springs, US
- Latvian Museum of Photography | ‘Scars of Independence’ solo exhibition. 2015, Riga, Latvia
- ‘Fotografia’ International Festival of Rome | ‘Scars of Independence’ multimedia. 2015, Rome, Italy
- Magnum photo agency and Photography Show |"30 under 30" emerging documentary photographers to watch. 2015, London
- Photo Boite Exhibition | ‘30 under 30 women photographers to watch’. 2015
- Photo Kathmandu Festival | ‘Scars of Independence’ multimedia. 2015, Nepal, Kathmandu
- International Photography Festival GuatePhoto | Group exhibition. 2015, Guatemala, Guatemala city
- International Festival of contemporary photography ‘Bitume Photofest’ | 2015, Lecce, Italy
- XII International Biennale of Photography of Tenerife | Group exhibition ‘Scars of Independence’. 2015, Canary Islands, Spain
- VI International Festival of Photography PhotoVisa | ‘Scars of Independence’ solo exhibition. 2014, Krasnodar, Russia
- Slideluck slideshows | ‘Scars of Independence’ screening. 2014, Bologna, Italy
- Encontros da Imagem Festival | ‘Scars of Independence’ multimedia. 2014, Braga, Portugal
- International photography festival Organ Vida | ‘Scars of Independence’ screening. 2014, Zagreb, Croatia
- Efremov Report Photography Competition | Group exhibition ‘Aftermath Postcards’. 2014, Tobolsk, Russia
- Piter Photo Fest. | Group exhibition ‘Aftermath Postcards’. 2014, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
- Kolga Tbilisi Photo Festival | Group exhibition ‘Aftermath Postcards’. 2014, Tbilisi, Georgia
- V International Festival of Photography PhotoVisa | Group exhibition ‘Forsaken Land’. 2013 Krasnodar, Russia
- Kuldīga Town library | Exhibition ‘Family Values’. 2013, Kuldiga, Latvia
- Volga Biennale | Exhibition ‘Forsaken Land’, 2013, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- 2nd Biennale of Modern Russian Photography | 2013, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- International Perm Biennale of Photography | 2011, Perm, Russia
- Kaunas Photo Star international photo festival | ’Forsaken Land’ screening. 2011, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Young Photographers of Russia. Russian young photo journalism festival | Exhibition ‘Forsaken Land’. 2011, Kazan, Russia
SKILLS & VOLUNTEERING
- World Press Photo organization | temporary worker | Netherlands, Amsterdam, 2016
- Medical emergency treatment | Red Cross first aid courses | Russia, Moscow, 2014, 2015
- International Federation of Journalists | Hostile Environment Training| Russia, Moscow, 2014
- Women's crisis center for victims of domestic violence | volunteer | Russia, Moscow, 2013, 2014
Language skills
Russian | mother language |
English | fluent |
Italian | fluent |