ABOUT
Tatsiana Chypsanava is a documentary photographer currently based in Nelson Whakatū, Aotearoa New Zealand. Born in Belarus and a descendant of the Komi peoples of the Siberian North West Ural, she is a member of Diversify Photo and Women Photograph, both groups that champion diversity in the industry. Her work focuses on Indigenous rights, migration, and environmental issues.
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Tatsiana is a member of Women Photograph , Diversify Photo, The Journal Collective
Selected Exhibitions/ Awards/ Workshops
2023 Hamburg Portfolio Review, Germany
2023 The Women Photograph + Leica Grant, Finalist
2023 Photoville Festival exhibition RUATOKI, NYC, USA
2022 Missouri Photo Workshop, Excelsior Springs, USA
2022 Leica Oscar Barnack Award, Nominee
2022 NZ Geographic Photographer of the Year WINNER Photo Story
2021 Eddie Adams Workshop, New York, USA
2021 Nelson Arts Festival/ Track Zero. Our World: Through the Eye of the Lens
2021. ABOUT LAST YEAR - LOCKDOWN PHOTOGRAPHY."the Journal" group exhibition at Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin
2021 Auckland Festival of Photography, Postcards from New Zealand
2021 Auckland Festival of Photography, Covid-19 Anxiety Project exhibition
2020 Women Photograph Workshop
2020 Wellcome Photography Prize, Covid-19 Anxiety Project commission, London, UK
2020 Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2020 Top 10 Documentary Category
2019 New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year/Photo story/Winner
2019 Volcanic Artist in Residency, Whakatane Museum
2017 NZ Geographic Photographer of the Year/ Photo Story/ Finalist
2017. Photival, Festival of Documentary Photography, New Zealand, Highly Commended
2014. NZ Geo Photographer of the Year/Photo Story/Highly Commended
Languages:
English, Russian, Portuguese, Belarusian, Te Reo Māori
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