Alexandra Bochkareva is an internationally published and award-winning photo artist who specializes in fine art photography and conceptual female portraiture.
Originally from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, self-taught photographer.
UzSWLU, Bachelor's degree
Alexandra is the Author of Redheads' Stories (photography project dedicated to Redheads) & Northern Forest Tales (photography project dedicated to connection between people & animals, actually, rescued ones).
#redheadsstories #northernforesttales
Her portraits have been featured by numerous international publications including Practical Photography Magazine, Huffington Post, Bored Panda, My Modern Met and others.
Alexandra's photographs draw a parallel between the natural surroundings and the figures' natural beauty, simultaneously creating an enchanting scene straight from a storybook.
Exhibitions & Contests
• AdMe Photo Awards, Winner, 2014
• AdMe Photo Exhibition, Kazan, Russia, 2015
• HIPA, Finalist, 2015
• HIPA, Photo Exhibition, 2015, Dubai, the UAE
• Best of Russia 2016 , 1st place Winner
• Best of Russia Photo Exhibition, Moscow, 2016
• What Lies Beneath’ Exhibition as part of Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada by 500px, May, 2019. Check the video
• International Photography Awards, 2018 Honorable Mention
• Pursue Pictures, Autumn Contest, 1st place Winner, 2018
• Trierenberg Super Circuit, 2019, Finalist
• Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2023, INPRNT Photography Award Finalist
Professional Experience
2012 - 2013 - Panorama Media, Tashkent Uzbekistan
2012 - until now - Alexandra Bochkareva Photography, Photographer, Art Director
2016 - until now - Trevillion Images, Photographer (signed contract with Trevillion Images, UK)
2018 - Prophotos Photography Competition, Jury, Portrait Category
2018 - 2019 - Brand Ambassador at 500PX
2020 - Qaz Photo Awards, Jury, Portrait Category
Previous Speaking Engagements, Events
• Getting to Know Imagemaker with Alexandra Bochkareva, Speaker, the Hague, the Netherlands, 2018
• Speaker, Workshop at Photoforum, Sochi, Russia, 2018 /Спикер, Фотофорум Фотолюди, Сочи, 2018,
• Speaker, Photo - Video Fest, Moscow, Russia, 2018 / Спикер от бренда Зенит, Фотофестиваль Photo - Video Fest, Москва, 2018
• Speaker, Photo - Video Fest, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2018 / Спикер от бренда Зенит, Фотофестиваль Photo - Video Fest, Санкт Петербург, 2018
• Moscow Photoforum - 2019 / Фотофорум-2019, Москва, Спикер. Читать обзор
• Speaker, Photo - Video Fest, Moscow, Russia, 2019 / Спикер от бренда Зенит, Фотофестиваль Photo - Video Fest, Москва, 2019
• Presentation of Zenitar f 0.95 50mm, Moscow, Russia, 2019 / Презентация объектива Зенитар f0.95 50мм, Москва, 2019, Спикер
• Speaker, Photo - Video Fest, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2019 / Спикер от бренда Зенит, Фотофестиваль Photo - Video Fest, Санкт Петербург, 2019
• Speaker, Photo - Video Fest, Kazan, Russia, 2019 / Спикер от бренда Зенит, Фотофестиваль Photo - Video Fest, Казань, 2019
• Speaker, Photo - Video Fest, Vladivostok, Russia, 2019 / Спикер от бренда Зенит, Фотофестиваль Photo - Video Fest, Владивосток, 2019
Behind the scenes of Speaking Engagements & Events
Featured in
Huffington Post
Practical Photography Magazine
Digital SLR Magazine
Photo Magazine 攝影雜誌 (Hong Kong)
Tabi Labo Magazine (Japan)
Motto Portrait Photography Magazine
My Modern Met (Feature #1)
My Modern Met (Feature #2)
Bored Panda
AdMe
Daily Dozen (06/10/16), National Geographic | Your Shot
Ginger Parrot (Feature #1)
Ginger Parrot (Feature #2)
Atlas Magazine
Ros PHOTO
Bright Side Me
Dzen(Feature #1)
Dzen (Feature #2)
Dzen (Feature #3)
Design You Trust(Feature #1)
Design You Trust (Feature #2)
Beautiful Life Info
MC1R Magazine
Pictolic
Sortra
Abstract Magazine
Free York
Plaid Zebra
Pulse Mail
Lightstalking
The Artbo
Pressa TV
Fotokto
Cameralabs
Big Picture
Workshops
I have been teaching and speaking in different cities and countries since 2014.
If you are interested in organizing a workshop or
have any questions about the upcoming workshops and events,
please feel free to contact me alexandra.bochkareva@icloud.com
Previous Workshops and Events
• "Creative Portraits", Tashkent, Uzbekistan , 2014
• "Portraits, photoshooting with natural accessories", Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2015
• "Artistic Portaits with Animals", Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2016
• "Forest Tales. Portraits", Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2017
• "Artistic Storytelling", Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2017
• "Artistic Portraits", Sochi, Russia, 2018
• "Portraits. Art photoshooting with manual lenses", Moscow, Russia, 2018
• "Artistic Vision. Portraits", The Hague, the Netherlands, 2018
• "How to organize a conceptual/artistic photoshoot?", Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2018
• "Fine Art Portraiture", Moscow, Russia, 2018
• "Portraits. Commercial side of Fine Art photography", Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2019
• "Portraits and Artistic Photoshooting with Animals", Helsinki, Finland, 2019
• "Northern Forest Tales. Artistic Photoshooting with Animals", Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2019
• "Fine Art Photography. Portraits", Kazan, Russia, 2019
• "Fine Art Portraits. Special techniques of posing with an animal", Moscow, Russia, 2019
• "Portraits. How to work with a model. Special techniques", Vladivostok, Russia, 2019
Behind the scenes of Workshops
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