Sergey Medvedchikov.
Freelance photographer and tutor.
Born in Tomsk (Russia) in 1973.
Started his photographic career in 2000.
Between 2004-and 2009 Sergey contributed to a number of magazines as a travel-photographer, shooting scenes in different parts of Russia and other countries.
His photos were published in editions of Kommersant and «Burda» Publishing Houses, as well as «Russian reporter», «Foto-Travel», «GEO» magazines, etc.
Participant of several solo and collective exhibitions.
2001-2012 - staff photographer of The State Museum of Ceramics and Kuskovo Estate of the XVIII Century.
2008-2011 - Academy of Classic Photography (tutor).
2009-2012 - photo-school «Zoom» (tutor).
2009 - present – designing and conducting street-photography workshops throughout the world.
From 2004 until present – works on his own documentary and local history projects.
As a photographer he was involved in SOAS ELDP Major documentation project 2012-2015 (UK) / Documentation of South Selkup and Eastern Khant endangered languages and cultures.
In 2016-2018 he is working as a photographer for SOAS ELDP Major documentation project (UK) / Documentation of endangered languages and cultures of Turkic people of Western Siberia.
Finalist of Lensculture street photography awards 2016.
Street Photography Awards 2016: Finalist In street photography, what is more important: authenticity or absurdity? These pictures strike a delicate balance between the two, exploring the interactions between human beings around the world.
