Anastasia Dutova

For me, photography is a means of communication.
I'm not very good at expressing my thoughts through words, I find visualization more intuitive. I enjoy feeling a connection with the subject I'm photographing, and when something magical happens during the shoot—a kind of magic that is hard to replicate in everyday life. That's why I often use multiple exposures, long exposures, and various filters.

Through my work, I try to speak about the connection between humans and nature, spiritual beauty, personal growth, the universe, and the harmony of all things. I would really like to bring a little more beauty and magic into this world through my art, and for me beauty is closely connected with spirituality and the inner world of a person.

bio:

Anastasia Dutova, a French-Russian photographer born in St. Petersburg in 1983, began her photographic journey in 2003 by studying fashion photography.

Since then, she has been passionate about exploring different styles and techniques.

After graduating with a degree in fashion design and photography from a Moscow university, she moved to Geneva in 2010, where she continued to hone her craft by participating in local projects and competitions.

Inspired by the complex beauty of the human exp...

2004-2010Master of Fashion Design and Photography,
RGUTIS, Moscow

2009-2010 Visual Communication, HEAD, Geneva

2010-2011 Collaborator of Jean Revillard, Rezo Photography Agency, Geneva, Switzerland

2013 Collaborator of Tillmann Franzen

2022 - 2023 Personal lessons in photography with photographers: Sergei Sarakhanov, Anna Grazhdankina, Natalia Zhukova

2024 Online exhibition invisible threats by Artdoc Magazine, the "Lines of Life" series

2024 Festival "Lectures Plurielles", Chambery, France. photograph illustrating the novel by Julie Bonnie

2024 PhotoGeneve Festival, Switzerland, the “Lights of the Soul” series

2012 Atelier JV17, Carouge, Switzerland opening of photos

2011 Open Show Switzerland, photo project “Illusions”

2009 “Fiesta” photography selected for exhibition at the ancient theater and cultural center L’Aquila (Italy)

2008 Personal exhibition “In search of meaning”, St. Petersburg