My name is Sveta Butko and I'm a self-taught professional child and family photographer based in Israel. In late 2016 I gave up my career as an architect and got carried away with photography. My education for a PhD degree in visual arts (architecture) and working as an architect for a few years gave me invaluable knowledge and experience that accompanying me in my photography career. Soon my images started to grab the attention of photographers around the world, and photography schools invited me to give lectures and workshops. Since then, my professional photographer career has begun. Now my works are published both in local and international press, shown on book covers of the bestselling authors, exhibited at local and international fairs, featured in Vogue Italia, Canon Russia and Lens Magazine. I’ve been invited to judge international photo contests and held more than 50 local and international workshops and lectures. My students win international photo awards. I organized a charitable photo forum and participated in charity photography projects for raising awareness about special needs and diseases. Awards: 2017 – 1st place winner of thematic contest 35AWARDS: Children & Animals. 2018 – Best photographer winner of the thematic contest 35AWARDS: Children portrait. 2019 – Top 10 Great children photo photographers of 35AWARDS 5th International photo awards 2023 - 1st place winner in People: Children category of ND Awards 2023 international photography contest 2023 - Honorable Mention winner at the 18th Annual Black & White Spider Awards in Children of the World category 2023 – Double silver winner at New York photography award 2023 in People photography - Children and Fine Art Photography - Portrait categories. 2023 – Bronze winner at Tokyo international foto award 2023 in People category. 2023 – Double honorable mention winner at Chromatic photography award 2023 in Portrait professional category. 2023 - Silver winner in ICON International Photography Award in Category: Children + Teenager. 2023 – Multiple Nominee in FAPA – Fine Art Photography Award 10th Edition in categories: People, Fine Art and Portrait 2023 -Double Honorable mention in 17th Annual International Color Awards in Portrait category 2024 - Sustainable winner in International Photography Salons accredited by FIAP (International Federation of Photographic Art) and PSA (Photographic Society of America): • PSA Gold Medal in PIDC Open color– PhotoEXPO 2024 International photo contest under patronage of PSA and FIAP held in Serbia. • PSA Gold Medal in PIDC Open color – EUROPA 2024 International Photo Circuit under patronage of PSA and FIAP held in Catalonia. • FIAP Gold Medal in PIDC Open color - CERAP 2024 International Photo Circuit under patronage of PSA and FIAP held in Catalonia. • FIAP Honorable Mention – Grand Digital World Photo Circuit 2024 "GRAND DPW CIRCUIT 2024" -International photography contest under patronage of FIAP held in Serbia. • FIAP Honorable mention - Cheltenham International Salon of Photography 2024 under patronage of PSA and FIAP held in the United Kingdom. And other awards like Salons’ medals, ribbons and merits Judgements: 2018/2019 - Magic Lens Awards 2018/2019 Annual Competition 2020 - 35AWARDS thematic contest "Child portrait" 2023 – 35AWARD 9th annual photo contest 2023 Publications about my work: 2016 - Phototipc.cc (International) 2016 - Kulturologia (Russia) 2016 - Newsru.co.il (Israel) 2017 - Art of portrait photography (International) 2017 - Megapixel (Israel) 2018 - Yediot Aharonot (Israel) 2018 - The Positive (Israel) 2018 - MAKO (Israel) 2022 - Globes (Israel) 2023 – Lens Magazine (International) 2024 – Art Market International art magazine - The Gold list International Award & Special edition (International) Participation in major events: 2017 Israel Photography Conference (Israel). I participated as a lecturer in front of more than 2500 photographers 2019 Photography forum (organizer: Sveta Butko) (Israel). Organized by me charitable photography event that contained few lectures by famous photographers in front of more than 100 participants. 2019 Women photographers House Event (Israel). I gave a lecture for more than 200 of women photographers. 2021 The national seminar for the art of photography (Israel). I gave 2 photography workshops for more than 20 participants. 2024 Artfolio – Exhibition & Portfolio. Photography contest/exhibition/mentoring and conference. I gave a lecture on the event. Exhibitions: 2016 - Thessaloniki, Greece. Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair. Group exhibition. 2020 - Jaffa, Israel. Lotan Gallery. Group exhibition. 2023 - Haifa, Israel. Art of Photography, Chagal House. Group exhibition. 2024 – Art of photography 2024. Israel. Group exhibition (coming soon).