New East Digital Archive

Russian Photography

Sculptures of our time: one artist’s mesmerising portraits of collective human movement

Sculptures of our time: one artist’s mesmerising portraits of collective human movement

Frozen in time: a photographer returns home to the Arctic after almost two decades

Frozen in time: a photographer returns home to the Arctic after almost two decades

Flesh of flesh: the photographer shaping a new reality through ancient Russian rituals

Flesh of flesh: the photographer shaping a new reality through ancient Russian rituals

Russian photographer detained and fined after spelling out the word ‘freedom’ in snow

Russian photographer detained and fined after spelling out the word ‘freedom’ in snow

From quiet moments at home to life in harsh climates, this is everyday Russia — in photos

From quiet moments at home to life in harsh climates, this is everyday Russia — in photos

Photographer Igor Elukov crafts floods, miracles and magic in the Russian North

Photographer Igor Elukov crafts floods, miracles and magic in the Russian North

Here are the winners of the 2020 New East Photo Prize

Here are the winners of the 2020 New East Photo Prize

How one photographer swapped priesthood for a life shooting Russia’s spiritual landscapes

How one photographer swapped priesthood for a life shooting Russia’s spiritual landscapes

Russia’s queer revolution: reclaiming the not-so-hidden history of the LGBTQ+ underground

Russia’s queer revolution: reclaiming the not-so-hidden history of the LGBTQ+ underground

Soviet Siberia: a tender portrait of life in the 1950s and 60s in archive photography

Soviet Siberia: a tender portrait of life in the 1950s and 60s in archive photography

Hey brother: how Skype and analogue photography fused a long-distance sibling bond

Hey brother: how Skype and analogue photography fused a long-distance sibling bond

A project on motherhood by Russian photographer scoops first prize at 2020 Sony World Photography Awards

A project on motherhood by Russian photographer scoops first prize at 2020 Sony World Photography Awards

My father was a quiet man. Revisiting my childhood in photos brought us closer together

My father was a quiet man. Revisiting my childhood in photos brought us closer together

Beasts of the Northern wild: coming face to face with nature in one Russian village

Beasts of the Northern wild: coming face to face with nature in one Russian village

Meet the photographic talent that call Siberia home | Part II

Meet the photographic talent that call Siberia home | Part II

Meet the photographic talent that call Siberia home | Part I

Meet the photographic talent that call Siberia home | Part I

Immigration officers wanted proof my relationship was real. So I made it into an art project

Immigration officers wanted proof my relationship was real. So I made it into an art project

Lofty statues and roadside oddities: what can we learn about Russia in Moscow’s margins?

Lofty statues and roadside oddities: what can we learn about Russia in Moscow’s margins?