About me
Kristina Brazhnikova was born in 1988, Voronezh (Russia). She graduated from Voronezh State Technical University. She started her career as a commercial photographer in 2010. In 2013 one of regional newspapers offered her a position as a photojournalist. In 2013-2015 she attended course “Photography as a research” at Fotodepartament.Institute (Saint-Petersburg, Russia). She participated in “Russian Reporter” Summer School (Class of Andrei Polikanov and Tatiana Plotnikova) in 2014. In 2016-2017 she attended course at the academy of photojournalism and documentary photography “Fotografika” (St. Petersburg, Russia). From 2016 she is working as a freelance photojournalist. Her works was published at Russian and international media. She took a pause in her career at the end of 2021 due to the birth of her son.
Kristina is a finalist of few Russian and international contests and festivals and a winner of The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest (single entry in “Sport” and series in “Contemporary Issues” nominations).
In 2023, Kristina moved to Porto with her family and returned to commercial photography. Her main focus is family photography in Porto, but she can also come to other cities in the North of Portugal, such as Espinho, Braga, or Aveiro. She loves turning everyday moments into lasting memories. Her photojournalism background helps her to work quickly and naturally while her clients can focus on enjoying their time together.
Selected Awards
2022 — Shortlisted for “Argus. Photography among the Arts” (2022)
2021— Jury Honorable mention at The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest (series in “Sport” nominations)
2020 — short-list of the Photovisa competition (Krasnodar)
2019 — Finalist of Young Russian photographers competition
2018 — Finalist of Young Russian photographers competition
2017 — Finalist of Baltic biennial of photography
2016 — Grand-prix of the “Without barriers” contest
2015 — Winner of The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest (single entry in “Sport” and series in “Contemporary Issues” nominations)
2015 — Finalist of “Dots on map. Small towns of Russian province” competition
2014 — Finalist of “Vilnius Photo Circle” festival contest’s “Homework”
2013 — Award for the best debut in journalism in Voronezh Region
Selected Exibitions & Screenings
2022 — participant of the exhibition “Reading the City” (Voronezh, Russia)
2019 — personal exhibition “On the Galichya Gora” (Voronezh, Russia)
2018 — group exibition “Young Russian photographers” (Moscow, Russia)
2017 — personal exhibition “Plus One” (Voronezh, Russia)
2016 — group exibition “Young Russian photographers” (Puschino, Russia)
2015 — group exibition and screening of The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest winners (Moscow, Sochi, Istanbul)
2015 — screening at Yangon Photo Festival (Myanmar/Burma)
2014 — group exibition & screening “Vilnius Photo Circle” festival (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2014 — group exibition “Institute.Production” (Kazan, Russia)
2013 — group exibition “Photographers of Voronezh Region” (Voronezh, Russia)
Education
2017-2018 — School for artists (Voronezh Center of Modern Arts))
2016-2017 — Fotografika Academy of photojournalism
July 2014 — Russian Reporter Summer School (Class of Andrei Polikanov and Tatiana Plotnikova)
2013-2015 — Photography as a research (Classes of Mikhail Domozhilov & Jana Romanova, Fotodepartament.Institute)
May 2013 — Sergey Maximishin’s workshop “Photography in the magazine”
2007-2009 — Photostudio studies
2005-2010 — Voronezh State Technical University
