VISA POUR L'IMAGE Photo Festival
``Sacrifice`` will be exhibited at VISA POUR L'IMAGE 2020 - 29 August - 27 September, Perpignan, France.
GACILLY-BADEN PHOTO FESTIVAL
``Life in the Cold`` will be exhibited at GACILLY-BADEN Photo Festival, 14 July - 26 October 2020. Baden, Austria.
Publication in Geo France
``Far Eastern Hectare`` is published in Geo France . The story about the program launched by Vladimir Putin.
ABOUT
Elena Chernyshova is a Russian/French documentary photographer.
A self-taught photographer, she developed a passion for this visual language during her studies in the architectural academy and a 3-year bicycle trip in Eurasia.
Photography for her is a way to investigate the daily life of different groups and communities in the context of environmental, political, and economic changes. Her work aims to visualize the impact of certain conditions of human activity, ways of adaptation, and diversity of lifestyles.
She regularly collaborates with National Geographic Russia, GEO, Stern, Figaro, Le Monde and others.
Publications
National Geographic, GEO, Stern, Figaro, Le Monde, 6 Mois, Internazionale, Days Japan, Neon, Welt, Politiken, Courier International, Telerama, Le Temps, A/R, Washington post, Telegraphe, the Guardian and others.
Awards
2019
DIRECT LOOK 2019, finalist, project “Wing Ambulance”
2017
BROUILLON d’UNE REVE 2017, SCAM. Project ‘Gone with the Faith’
2016
FREELENS AWARD, Honorable mention. Lumix Festival. Project ‘Days of Night – Nights of Day’
2014
WORLD PRESS PHOTO, Daily Life, 3rd prize stories. Project ‘Days of Night – Nights of Days’
DAYS JAPAN INTERNATIONAL PHOTO JOURNALISM AWARD, Special Prize by the Jury
PHOTOGRAPHIE de L’ANNEE, Reportage, 2nd prize, project ‘Days of Night – Nights of Days’
FESTIVAL des BOUTOGRAPHIES, Exchange Prize and Public prize, project ‘Days of Night – Nights of Days’
2013
INVISIBLE PHOTOGRAPHER ASIA, finalist. Project ‘Days of Night, Nights of Days’
JGS PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST, “Runner up”, Forward Thinking Museum. Project ‘Days of Night, Nights of Days’
2012
LAGARDERE FOUNDATION PHOTOGRAPHY GRANT, project ‘Days of Night, Nights of Days’
2010
COUP de COEUR of ANI. Project ‘Awaiting Movement’
2009
NIKON INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST, European Emerging Talent
Exhibitions
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
2019
CIE Contemporary, Milan, Italy. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
2016 – 2017
Galerie Intervalle, Paris, France. Project : Zima.
2016
Concertgebouw, Brugges, Belgium. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Half King Gallery, New-York, USA. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
2015
Galerie Photon, Toulouse, France. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
2014
Galerie Intervalle, Paris, France. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Galleria Studio 44, Genova, Italy. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Arctic Being, Vadso, Norway. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan, France. Project : Sacrifice
La Gacilly-Baden photo festival, Austria. Project : Vie au Froid.
2019
La GACILLY photo festival, France. Project : Vie au Froid.
MODEM, Center for Modern and Contemporary Arts, Debrecen, Hungary. Project : Permafrost Architecture
FLOW Photofest, Scotland. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Festival de l’image en Normandie, Saint-Valery-en_Caux, France. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
2017-2018
Krasnoyarsk Art Biennale, «Mir» project, Museum center of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Project: Gone with the Faith
2017
BSPF, Brussels Street Photography Festival, Brussels, Belgium
2016
Copenhagen Photo Festival, Denmark. project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Festival della Fotografia Etica, Lodi, Italy. project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Lumix Festival, Hanover, Germany. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Bursa Photo Fest, Bursa, Turkey. project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Festival Normandie Impressioniste, project «Visage d’un village», Varengeville-sur-Mer, France. Project : Normand Holidays
Pil’Ours, Festival International de femmes photographes. Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France
Eyes on Main Street, Wilson, USA, Outdoor Photo Festival
Tropiques du Grand Nord, Mac Creteil, Paris, France. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Festival Parallèle, Marseille, France. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
2015
The Hope, Biennale of the Modern Art, Moscow, Russia. Projects : Norilsk; Wyksa
Getxophoto, Getxo, Bilbao, Spain. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Fotofever, CARROUSEL DU LOUVRE, Paris, France. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Wats up Photo doc, La Bellevilloise, Paris, France. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Eyes on main street, Wilson Outdoor Photo Festival
Les Photographiques, Mans, France. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
2014
Circulation Photo Festival, espace 104, Paris, France. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Arctic Being, Vadsø, Norway. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Festival Les Boutographies, Montpellier, France. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Singapore international Photo Festival. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Moscow Multimedia art Museum. Project : «Ludi Sveta» («People of Light») for the 10th Anniversary of Rushydro. 6 series.
Festival Fotografico Europeo, Busto Arsizio, Milan, Italy. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Photo Ireland Festival. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
2011
Galerie Photon, Toulouse, France. Project ‘Inter-espaces Urbains’
Cité de l’espace, Toulouse, France. Project ‘Le Mythe de la Femme Russe’,
2010
Galerie of ANA agency, Paris, France. ’Trans-Asiatique’
Visa Off, Perpignan, France. ‘The dance of the Kalashs’
Experience
ARTIST TALKS
2019
La Gacilly photo festival, France
2017
BSPF, Brussels Street Photography Festival, Brussels, Belgium
2016
Copenhagen Photo Festival, Denmark
Festival della Fotografia Etica, Lodi, Italy
Lumix Festival, Hanover, Germany
Pil’Ours, Festival International de femmes photographes. Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France
2015
Festival Pluie d’Images, Brest, France
2014
Circulation Photo Festival, espace 104, Paris, France – Days of Night, Nights of
Day’
Arctic Being, Vadsø, Norway. Project : Days of Night – Nights of Day
Festival Les Boutographies, Montpellier, France. Project : Days of Night – Nights Day
WORKSHOPS
2014
Story telling, 3-Day workshop during Arctic Being, Vadsø, Norway
Construction of a documentary, 4-Day workshop during Polar Fokus Festival, Tromsø, Norway
JURY
2017
BSPF, Brussels Street Photography Festival, Brussels, Belgium
2012
Lagardere foundation photography grant
Carmignac foundation photography grant
EXPEDITION
2017
NORTHERN SEA ROUTE for National Geographic Russia on “Fedor Ushakov” ice-breaking standby vessel. 21 days from Murmansk to Kholmsk on Sakhalin Island through 8 seas, 9 time zones, 29 latitudes up to the 77th Parallel North, 9 days of total Polar nights.
2006-2009
EURASIA 1004 – expedition on bicycle in Eurasia. 30 000 km, 26 countries, 1004 jours of humain and cultural experience for Comm’on Life association with Gael de Crevoisier.
LOCAL PRODUCER
2016
My Deadly beautiful city, New York Times op-docs by Victoria Fiore
ARCHITECT
2003-2006
Architect in “ART-BLYA”, “Leonardo Project”, “Mosproject 2”
Collaboration
THEATRE / OPERA / CONCERT HALL
PUBLISHING
CORPORATE
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Education
1998 – Nowadays
Life – Experience + Observation
Documentory Photography | Visual Art
1998 – 2005
Moscow Architecture Academy
Architecture of industrial sites
RECENT WORK
Sacrifice |
August-Priolo petrochemical pole based in Sicily, one of the biggest in Europe, is damaging environment through decades. Land clearing is delayed, datas about emissions are still not transparent, public health is in danger.
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Yamal |
Industrialization of Yamal Peninsula strongly impacting on the life of indigenous people and affecting the development of the region.
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Far Eastern Hectare |
“Far Eastern Hectare” program was launched by Vladimir Putin to stimulate development of Eastern regions of Russia. We traveled through Russian Far East to study different ways of program implementation.
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WHAT CAN WE DO TOGETHER?
Only imagination can limit us
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