Olga Shirokova
Photographer · Cambridge, United Kingdom
Biography
1988Born in Perm, Russia.
2008Began pursuing photography as an independent practice.
2013Moved to Moscow, Russia.
2022Moved to Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Primary Areas of Practice
Art photography · Portraiture · Model tests · Fashion editorials · Styling and campaign photography · Lookbooks · Fashion shows and backstage photography
Education
University degree.
Memberships
2021-Member, Union of Photo Artists of Russia. Member profile
2010-Member, Mamont Photography Studio, Perm, Russia.
Solo Exhibitions
2016Mine, Perm Regional Centre of Folk Art Guberniya, Perm, Russia.
2015The Sea in Half, presented in collaboration with the music project ONDO, Zapravka Cafe-Bar, Perm, Russia.
Group Exhibitions
2023A Hero of Our Time, VIII International Festival of Photography in Vitebsk, Belarus. Festival · Film
2021Essence of Things, video photography exhibition organised by Mamont Photography Studio and the House of Teachers, Perm, Russia.
2016Music of Colour, Union of Photo Artists of Russia, Art Residence, Perm, Russia.
2016All Shades of Black, Union of Photo Artists of Russia, Art Residence, Perm, Russia.
2015Journeys, Union of Photo Artists of Russia, Art Residence, Perm, Russia.
2015With Tears in Our Eyes, House of Folk Art Guberniya, Perm, Russia.
2015What We Hold Dear, regional photography exhibition with Mamont Photography Studio, Art Residence, Perm, Russia.
2013Perm Photography Biennale 2013: Our Region, Perm branch of the Union of Photo Artists of Russia.
2013And Here We Are..., Premier Cinema Centre, Perm, Russia.
2013Go, Youth!, A. S. Pushkin Central City Library, Perm, Russia.
2012Photographies de la Russie d'aujourd'hui, La Villa des Arts, Voreppe, France.
2012Photographies de la Russie d'aujourd'hui, L'Ancien Musée de Peinture, Grenoble, France.
2012Go, Youth!, Premier Cinema Centre, Perm, Russia.
2011People Like Everyone Else, Lyudi kak Lyudi Club, Perm, Russia.
Awards and Competitions
2023Finalist, Towards the Sun: Yellow category, Objective View of Moscow 2023, Mosstroyinform, Moscow, Russia.
2023Participant, Play of Shadows, State Darwin Museum, Moscow, Russia.
202110th place as part of Mamont Photography Studio, Berega 2021.
20197th place as part of Mamont Photography Studio, Berega 2019.
2010Winner, 12 Frames of One Day, Perm Puppet Theatre, Perm, Russia.
Selected Publications
Grazia Magazine — 33 Looks from Maison Esve's Collection That Will Make You Fall in Love with Ethnic Style Again
Purplehaze Magazine — Solenopsis
KALTBLUT Magazine — Ataraxia
Haute Punch — Farewell Time
KALTBLUT Magazine — Sergey Rusinov
Haute Punch — Loss or Gain
KODD Magazine — Sunset Calm
MALVIE Magazine — Sunny and Funny
Volant Magazine — You Can't Hide From the Rays
Virtuogenix — Maria's Morning