Katya Bogachevskaia (*1986) is a visual artist, curator, editor, and lecturer from St Petersburg, Russia, now based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Having worked as a photo editor, curator, and lecturer for many years, Katya picked up a camera after moving from Russia to Portugal. Photography has become a tool for Bogachevskaia to express her feelings about forced emigration and the war unleashed by her native country, Russia, in Ukraine. Through her work, she reflects on the intense impact of this devastating war, searches for her own identity, copes with the loss of her home, experiences fear for her children, and navigates the process of integrating into a new environment. Observing her children and the world around her - primarily nature, Katya creates metaphorical images infused with subtle, hidden meanings. With her project It’s Darkest Before the Dawn, Katya recently has been selected as one of the Futures Photography Talents 2024 and was shortlisted in Kolga Photography Award 2024.
Katya is the founder of the Academy of Documentary and Art Photography Fotografika, of the independent photobook publishing house Fotografika Publishing, and editor of Photojournal of Republic Media.
