Bio

Russian born Olga Steinepreis lives in Freigericht, Germany. She studied Computer Aided Design at the Southern Federal University. In 2021-2022 she studied at The School of Photography by Natalya Zhukova and Anna Grazhdankina (Russia). In 2022-2023 she studied at The School of Photographic Arts by Elena Sukhoveeva and Viktor Khmel (Krasnodar,Russia). In 2023 she won a study grant by The Academy of Documentary and Art Photography Fotografika (St.Petersburg, Russia) and continues her education. She became a finalist and category winner in many competitions e.g. Lensculture Black and White Photography Awards 2022, Fine Art Photography Award 2022-2023, The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3) 2023 and others. Recently one of her projects was shortlisted by the Bar-Tur Photo Awards and Kolga Tbilisi Awards. Her works were exhibited in Paris (France), Munich (Germany), Kuala Lumpur (Malaisia) and other cities. Her projects were featured in the Edge of Humanity magazine and Magma Magazine vol.6, and also one of them became a part of the printed version of Dodho Magazine #27 “I take self-portraits and reflect on gender, motherhood and childhood.“