Nataliia Volkova

I photograph to never lose my sense of wonder at the beauty of the world—and perhaps to help others rediscover it.

Fine Art Photographer inspired by the Dutch Golden Age still-life tradition, creating museum-quality works that explore time, fragility, memory, and beauty through the language of contemporary photography.

For more than forty years, I worked as an obstetrician-gynecologist, helping bring new life into the world. When the war in Ukraine began, everything changed. I lost my home, my profession, and the life I had built over decades. Photography became my way of transforming loss into beauty and rebuilding life through creativity.

Today, my work has received international recognition through leading photography competitions, curatorial selections, and publications. My photographs have been recognized by OneEyeland, reFocus Awards, Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA), and selected for Saatchi Art's "Best of 2025 Photography" collection.

Inspired by the Dutch masters of the seventeenth century—especially Rachel Ruysch—I continue their dialogue in a contemporary visual language. Fruits, flowers, stone, light, and silence become symbols through which I explore impermanence, renewal, and the quiet dignity of existence.

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Yaroslavl State Medical Institute — MD in Obstetrics and Gynecology (1981–1987)

Online Photography Courses and Workshops (2022–2023)

Basic Fine Art Portrait Course, Anna Krauklis School of Contemporary Photography (2024)

Self-taught Fine Art Photographer specializing in Dutch Still Life inspired by the Golden Age

TRASE - Creating the Future, International Festival of Contemporary Art, Munich, Germany (2024)

TRASE - Ukrainian Trace, International Festival of Contemporary Art, Cannes, France (2024)

TRASE - Ukrainian Trace, International Festival of Contemporary Art, Brussels, Belgium (2024)

TRASE - Renaissance, Gallery Galerini, Munich, Germany (2023)

Online group shows with international art platforms (OneEyeland, Kavyar, Iconicartist)