Marina Ogneva (b. in 1980) is a self-taught nature photographer but has been shooting professionally for more than thirteen years now. She is a member of the Russian Union of photography artists and the EURASIA Association of Photographers. Winner and laureate of the largest Russian and International photo contests. Originally hailing from Kyrgyzstan, she is currently based in Krasnoyarsk region (Siberia).

In her artistic practice Marina Ogneva turns to nature as a complex space for inner dialog, self-reflection and meditation. Using landscape photography and graphics as complementary mediums, she emphasizes the metaphorical nature of images, their ability to transform emotions and create a connection between personal experience and universal themes. Her works are built on the belief that landscape photography is not only an object of contemplation, but also a powerful tool of harmonization that connects intellect, emotional sensitivity and physical engagement.

The author creates images that transcend documentation. It is an act of visual comprehension where compositional dynamics, the interaction of light and shadow, the richness of textures and plastic forms become the basis for expressing different states of nature. Her landscapes transform perception, immersing the viewer in reflection, returning to the meaning of pauses in the rapid rhythm of life and awakening a sense of belonging to nature.

Marinа Ogneva feels comfortable shooting in both color and B&W photography. She sees photography as a complex synthesis of artistic expression and therapeutic practice, allowing her to explore the boundaries between the inner and the outer, the personal and the universal, the temporal and the eternal.

Professionally, she has been working in web/digital design, marketing, PM and copywriting for more than 17 years.

AWARDS

2024 - MonoVisions Black and White Photography Awards / Landscape (series), Honorable mention
2024 - XI Plovdiv Internatinal Photo Salon, Bulgaria / Color, FIAP Honorable mention
2023 – Monochrome Photography Awards (International Black and White Photography Contest) / Landscapes, Honorable mention
2023 – Monochrome Photography Awards (International Black and White Photography Contest) / Nature, Honorable mention
2023 – Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) / Nature / Landscapes, Honorable mention
2023 – International Photography Award (IPA) / Nature: Landscape, Honorable mention
2023 – HIPA, Season 12 photography contest: Diversity / Portfolio, finalist
2022 – interregional photo competition 'All worlds of the Yenisei province' / Landscape nomination, 2d place
2021 – All-Russian photo contest: My Planet. Russia in detail / Winner
2021 – 8th All-Russian Wildlife Photo Festival: Pristine Russia / Finalist
2020 – photo contest 'Krasnoyarsk region. New Heights' / Everyday life, 2d place
2020 – photo contest 'About the Yenisei Siberia' / Winner
2019 – 5th photo contest of the Russian Geographical Society: The Most Beautiful Country / Macro, finalist
2018 – the regional photo contest: My Land. My View / Winner, grand prix owner
2018 – Wild Nature of Russia: National Geographic (NG) photo contest / Plants nomination, 2d place
2018 – 7th All-Russian Wildlife Photo Festival: Pristine Russia / Forest zone, finalist
2017 – Wild Nature of Russia: National Geographic (NG) photo contest / Landscape nomination, finalist

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024 – 'Hide in the fog the area', Museum center of contemporary art / Krasnoyarsk
2019 – 'Nature from the heart' / Krasnoyarsk gallery
2019 – open-air exhibition: 'Siberian Nature' / Zheleznogorsk Central Park of Culture and Leisure
2019 - 'Nature from the heart' / Gorky Library / Zheleznogorsk

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)

2024 – B&W photography festival 'Fotostrelka' / Fedorov Library / Moscow
2024 – XI Internatinal Photo Salon / Plovdiv / Bulgaria
2024 – 'Forms. Images. Thoughts' / Regional exhibition hall of fine arts / Krasnodar
2023 – 'Yergaki' / Museum center of contemporary art / Krasnoyarsk
2023 – open-air group exhibition: 'Yergaki' / Krasnoyarsk
2023 – 'My space' / Museum center of contemporary art / Krasnoyarsk
2022 – 'Cinematography' / Artists' Union / Krasnoyarsk
2021 – 'My Planet. Russia in detail' / Museum Friedland / Kaliningrad
2021 – 8th All-Russian Wildlife Photo Festival: Pristine Russia / New Tretyakov Gallery / Moscow
2019 – 'The Most Beautiful Country' / Zaryadye Park / Moscow
2018 – Wild Nature of Russia: National Geographic (NG) / Central House of Artist / Moscow
2018 – 7th All-Russian Wildlife Photo Festival: Pristine Russia / Central House of Artist / Moscow
2017 – Wild Nature of Russia: National Geographic (NG) / Central House of Artist / Moscow