About
Slava Lyu-fa is a documentary photographer from the Sakha Republic, Russia. He was born in 1989 in the village of Ebyakh, Srednekolymsky District, in the north of the republic. He currently lives in Yakutsk. His interest in photography began in 2007. From 2023 to 2025, he has been studying at the School of Modern Photography Docdocdoc.
Education
- 2023–2025 — School of Modern Photography Docdocdoc, St. Petersburg, Russia
- 2006–2011 — North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Russia
Solo & Group Exhibitions
- 2025 — World Biennial of Student Photography, group exhibition, Novi Sad, Serbia
- 2025 — LensCulture Photo London, group exhibition, Somerset House, London, United Kingdom
- 2025 — Kolga Tbilisi, group exhibition, Tbilisi Factory, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 2023 — “Suluschan-Kadykchan 2020”, group exhibition, Yakutsk, Russia
- 2017 — Personal exhibition “City of Dogs”, Yakutsk, Russia
Awards & Grants
- 2025 — The Polar Bear Family Photography Award — Winner
- 2025 — Walk of Water Photostory Contest: Identities — Winner
- 2025 — АРГУС-2025. Фотография среди искусств — Shortlist
- 2025 — KAAF Photo Contest — Shortlist
- 2025 — World Biennial of Student Photography — Honorable Mentions
- 2025 — Ajarsa: s Sinet Spark Grant — Winner
- 2025 — Kolga Tbilisi Photo, Documentary Series — Shortlist
- 2024 — The Polar Bear Family Photography Award — Shortlist
- 2024 — LensCulture Portrait Awards — Winner
- 2023 — School of modern photography Docdocdoc education grant — Winner
- 2021 — Best of Streetphotorussia — Top 500
- 2017 — HIPA Awards, The Moment — Shortlist
Contact
cheldobeck@gmail.com