Mikhail Petrov is a russian visual artist, social anthropologist, working with documentary photography.
Mikhail was born in 1985 in Kiev. Based in Moscow.
Member of the Russian Union of Art Photographers since 2017.
The author's interests include long-term projects devoted to research into the historical background and sociocultural aspects of the everyday life of modern people. Favorite style is deadpan photography.
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Awards & achievements:
2023 – Diploma winner of the XIII All-Russian photography competition “Samara View – Russia” in the category “Everyday Life” (finalist in the category “Street Photo”)
2023 – Laureate of the State scholarship for outstanding workers of culture and art of Russia
2021 – Diploma winner of the Open All-Russian photo contest “PhotoSoyuz. Unity” in the “Architecture” and “Art-Photography” nominations
2021 – Diploma winner of the photo contest of the III All-Russian Festival of Russian Art Photography in memory of Vasily Ulitin (“Portrait of a Man. Russia. XX and XXI century”)
2020 – Laureate of the State scholarship for outstanding workers of culture and art of Russia
2020 – Finalist of the 19th All-Russian photo contest “Young Photographers of Russia-2020”
2019 – 1st place in the photo contest “Point on the map. Rhythms of everyday life” of the XIII International Festival of Photography “Photoparade in Uglich” in the “Culture & Traditions” nomination
2019 – Laureate of the State scholarship for outstanding workers of culture and art of Russia
2018 – Diploma winner of the 17th All-Russian photo contest “Young Photographers of Russia-2018” (special diploma for the project “Salt of the Earth”)
2018 – Laureate of the State scholarship for outstanding workers of culture and art of Russia
2017 – Joining the Russian Union of Art Photographers
Selected exhibitions:
2023 – Photo exhibition “Samara View – Russia” (Gallery “New Space” of the Samara Regional Universal Scientific Library, Samara, Russia) – Group
2021 – All-Russian festival “PhotoSoyuz. Unity” (Museum complex “Kremlin”, Suzdal, Russia) – Group
2021 – “Portrait of a Man. Russia. XX and XXI centuries” within the framework of the III All-Russian Festival of Russian Art Photography (Museum and exhibition center, Serpukhov, Russia) – Group
2020 – “Russian North in Mikhail Petrov’s photographs” (The main alley of Fili-Park, Moscow, Russia) – Personal
2020 – All-Russian festival “Young photographers of Russia – 2020″ (Innovative Cultural Center, Kaluga, Russia) – Group
2019 – XIII International Festival of Photography “Photoparade in Uglich” (Uglich Kremlin, Uglich, Russia) – Group
2019 – The Sense of Snow Festival (The main alley of Fili-Park, Moscow, Russia) – Group
2018 – All-Russian festival “Young photographers of Russia – 2018″ (Russian State Library for Young Adults, Moscow, Russia) – Group