Tanya Sharapova is a Russian-born photographer and visual artist based in Berlin. Her work investigates the relationship between individuals and political structures, focusing on themes of belonging, displacement, collective memory, and life within contested or transitional spaces.

Tanya studied at the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics before turning to photography. She worked for over a decade in publishing, including ten years in photo editing and later as Senior Photo Editor at Condé Nast Russia. After leaving Condé Nast, she spent three years working as a travel photographer and writer for publications such as National Geographic Russia and Condé Nast Traveler Russia.

In 2019, she relocated to Germany on an artist visa and is currently based in Berlin. From 2021 to 2024, she studied at the Ostkreuz School of Photography in Berlin, graduating from Irina Ruppert’s class with her project Kolsky, which received support from VG Bild-Kunst / Kulturwerk Foundation and Innovate Grants.

Her recent projects explore life in post-Soviet and European contexts, examining how historical rupture, political change, and collective memory shape everyday experience. Working primarily through long-term documentary practice, Tanya combines documentary photography, collaborative practices, archival material, and personal research to develop layered visual narratives.

Photo: Mathilde Tijen Hansen