Hope Gives You the Strength to Act
Portraits of Russians Risking Everything to Support Ukraine
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Portrait Photographer
- Landscape Photographer
St Petersburg, Russia
$400 - $2000 / Day
Request QuoteMary Gelman is a Russian documentary photographer and a member of VII Photo Agency After getting a degree in sociology, she was involved in photography and focused on topics such as vulnerability and trauma, its implications; life, and the ideology of alternative communities. The most important part of her practice is diving deeper into the topics and interactions with people, where empathy, trust, and understanding are significant. Mary has been a winner of different competitions. She's the recipient of the World Press Photo, Leica Oskar Barnack Award, Pictures of the Year, Portraits - Hellerau Photography Award, Istanbul Photo Awards, Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest. She works for The New York Times, The Washington Post, UNICEF, and many others
Portraits of Russians Risking Everything to Support Ukraine
On the occasion of the anniversary of the Rules of Life, I photographed people collecting the Russian edition of the magazine from the first issue and found out why they do it.
How the pandemic altered lives in the LGBTQ+ community. I took pictures of a Russian LGBTQ+ family.
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