Tanya Sharapova is a Berlin-based artist working with documentary, archive, and art photography. Born in Moscow in 1984, Tanya began her career as a travel photographer and writer for travel magazines, such as National Geographic, Conde Nast Traveler, GQ Travel, Asian Geographic.
Over time she expanded her interests from travel stories to stories, with a focus on the relation between individual and society, collective memory, and issues of territorial isolation. She works in Russia, Germany, and the Himalayas.
Awards:
2021 - OpenWalls Arles - single picture, Should.Would.Could - winner
2020 - Pandemic Healing grant, Berlin, winner
2019 - Tokyo International Foto Awards - Bronze - People - Inked
2018 - ND Awards - Gold - People - Inked
2018 - The Independent Photographer - Travel - Finalist
2017 - IPOTY, People: Travel (Professional) - honorable mention
2017 - Smithsonian, finalist
2017 - Hipa, finalist
2017 - Felix Photoaward, shortlisted
2015 - CGAP Photo Contest - Winner, 2 pictures
2015 - Portrait Salon, winner
2015 - Best of Russia 2015, winner in Nature category
Education:
2021 Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie in Berlin, DEU
2021 Filmworkshop „Portrait of a Protagonist" by Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski, DEU
2021 Canon Student Program of Visa Pour L'Image (Online)
2019 ASX+Void Laboratory with Mark Power in Athens, GR