Architecture 3rd place winner

The project is devoted to the vanishing wooden villages, Russian culture and architecture of Arkhangelsky region which slowly die and soon will completely disappear. The historical and cultural landscape of the region was formed in unique socio-economic and environmental conditions. In the XVI-XVIII centuries it was a major economic and cultural center of the Russian North. However, in the 19th century, the railway was built 80 km from the city Kargopol and a thriving area remained aloof from the major highways. My main task was to catch the atmosphere of the Russian North, the cultural and natural environment in which people live. Now this region has become a quiet cultural province, often inaccessible and forgotten by all.

Born in Moscow,1965. Painter. Member of International union of graphic artists since 1990. Professional photographer since 2000. Worked for Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Salon Interior, Interni, Wallpaper, Travel+Leisure magazines. Collaborated with Photo Tass in Beirut in 2007. Portraits and fashion shootings for Esquire, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, L’Officiel, Vogue, Forbes. From 2009 regularly works on assignments for Russian Reporter magazine. Artworks are in museums and private collections. From 2013 teaches courses of portrait and documentary photography at British Higher School of Design in Moscow. Finalists of many international awards.