Dima Sharov is a visual artist working with photography, born and based in Nizhny Novgorod. Studied at the School of Modern Photography Docdocdoc in 2022-2024. His works are devoted to the themes of family, memory, corporality, sexuality, personal trauma and experiences. He is currently working on several personal projects.  

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Education:

2024 — Book workshop with Elena Kholkina and Feodora Kaplan (School of Modern Photography Docdocdoc)

2023-2024 — School of Modern Photography Docdocdoc, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Course: “Post documentary photography”

2022-2023 — School of Modern Photography Docdocdoc, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Course: “Documentary Photography and Photojournalism”

2018-2020 — Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. Faculty of Engineering and Construction (master’s degree)

2014-2018 — Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. Faculty of Engineering and Construction (bachelor’s degree)

Books:

2023-2024 — Aglais urticae

Group exhibitions:

2025 — F-Stop Magazine, Issue #133 October/November 2025 — Environmental Portraits

2025 — Photozhir, “Summer is like a dream”, Moscow, Russia

2024 — State Center for Contemporary Art “Arsenal”, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Publications:

2025 — F-Stop Magazine, Issue #133 October/November 2025 — Environmental Portraits

2025 — i-D Magazine, “Month in photos” (Your August in Photos)

2025 — dzine, photobook “Aglais urticae

2024 — The Photographer’s Gallery Lab, Summer on Film

2024-2025 — PhotoVogue

2023 — the group project “Renaissance People”. State Center for Contemporary Art “Arsenal”: vk.com, vestinn.ru, vokrugsveta.ru

2023 — i-D Magazine, “Month in photos

2022 — The Blueprint, “DECADE”