Olga Steinepreis lives in Freigericht, Germany
In my works I reflect on motherhood and childhood through self-portraits and photos of my family members. I also explore identity, belonging, gender roles, status of women in contemporary society, based on my personal experience.
I use the instruments of photography, surrealism, and digital manipulation to bring my ideas into life.
EDUCATION
2023–2025 The Academy of Documentary and Art Photography Fotografika
2022–2023 The School of Photographic Arts by Elena Sukhoveeva and Viktor Khmel / Russia
1998–2004 Computer Aided Design in Southern Federal University, Taganrog / Russia
1991–1995 Art School Erzya, Novorossysk / USSR
Awards:
2025 FotoSlovo Awards, Gold Medal Finalist in Conceptual photography, Series
2025 Argus 2024, Shortlist
2024 Beyond Future Art Prize 2024, Finalist
2024 BBA One Shot Award 2024, Nominee
2024 KAAF Photo Contest 2024, Finalist in the Black and White Section
2024 Urban Photo Awards, Winners Shortlist
2024 79th College Photographer of the Year competition, Finalist in the Illustration category
2024 EPEX Photo Awards 2024, Honorable Mentions in Free Topic and in Portrait category
2024 Photo Festival PhotoArtDoc, Shortlist in the Open Nomination
2024 The 2024 Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards, Winner 2024 Vienna International Photography Awards, Shortlist in the People and Portrait Category and in the Free Subject Category
2024 Photometria Awards “Constructed Realities”, Finalist
2024 Life Framer The Human Body Finalist
2024 The Independent Photographer, Portrait Award, 2nd Prize Winner
2024 Life Framer Youth, Finalist
2024 Exposure One Awards, 1st Place Contest Winner, Gold in cat. Portrait
2024 Kolga Photo Awards, Shortlist in the Conceptual, One shot and Mobile one shot cat.
2024 The London International Creative Competition 2024, Finalists in Shoot (photo/video).
2024 Tokyo Foto Awards 2023, Jury top 5 selection, Gold in Amateur / Student: People: Self-Portrait category
2023 Budapest Foto Awards 2023, Gold in Amateur People: Self-Portrait category; Silver in Amateur Fine Art: Others category.
2023 The Chromatic Awards, 1st Pace in Conceptual Category (Amateur) with "I've had a dream..."
2023 Dodho Magazine, Finalist of The Color Awards 2023 with "A queen of the ancient Egypt"
2023 The BarTur Photo Award, Shortlist in the Ann Lesley Bar-Tur Theme with the series “I’ve had a dream…”
2023 Life Framer Winner in the Open Call Competition with “I’ve had a dream…”
2023 Dodho Magazine, Finalist of The Monochromatic Awards 2023 with “Yin and Yang”
2023 The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3). Bronze in Portraiture/Self-Portrait with the series “A stranger in the mirror”
2023 Monovisions Black&White Photography Awards: 2nd Place in cat. Single, Portrait with "Brothers";
2023 Kuala Lumpur Photo Awards Portrait Prize Finalist with "Brothers";
2022/2023 9th Fine Art Photography Awards: 1st Place in the Open Theme category with "Morning news", Nomenee in the Open Theme category with the series "Fragile World", Nomenee in the Portrait category with "Yin and Yang"
2022 Annual International Award for Children and Family Photographers (BICFP): 2nd Place in cat. Black and white photo of the year with "Brothers";
2022 Lensculture Finalist in Lensculture Black and White with "Brothers";
2022 Tokyo Foto Awards: Bronze in cat. People / Family with "Maternity 24/7", Honorable Mention in cat. People with "Brothers" and Self-Portrait "Morning News", Official Selection in cat. People / Family, People- Children, People-Self-Portrait
2022 Budapest Foto Awards: 1st Place in cat. People; Gold in cat. People / Family with project "Maternity 24/7", Silver in cat. People / Self-Portrait with Self-Portrait with a son, Bronze in cat. People / Children with "Brothers playing chess", Honorable Mention in cat. People with "Self-Portrait with a son"
2022 International Photography Awards: Honorable Mention / Non-Pro with Self-Portrait "Mother's treasure is her child", Official Selection / Non-Pro with Self-Portrait "Mother's treasure is her child" and "Tenderness"
2022 Moscow Foto Awards: Silver winner in Category People-Family / Non-Pro with project "Maternity 24/7", Honorable Mention / Non-Pro with Self-Portrait "Tenderness"
2022 Shoot the Frame: April, June, September and December Finalist
Group exhibitions:
2024 Group Exhibition Lens: Visual Narratives / Street Studios, London (England)
2024 Group Exhibition The Talents of 2023/2024 by Independent Photographer Exhibition / Photo Book Cafe, London (England)
2024 The Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards exhibition / CLAMP Gallery, New York (USA)
2024 Group Exhibition of the finalists of the competition Photometria Awards 2024 “Constructed Realities” / Ioannina City Hall (outdoor area), Ioannina (Greece)
2024 A Person, by The Russian Union of Art Photographers / Gallery “Osobnyak”, Krasnodar (Russia)2024 Group Exhibition of the selected authors of the Shortlist Kolga Photo Awards / Baratashvili Bridge, Tbilisi (Georgia)
2024 "Nostalgia", by Loosenart Gallery / Millepiani Exhibition Space, Rome (Italy)
2023 The In Between Exhibition / The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow (Scottland)
2023-2024 Center Forward 2023 (online exhibition) / Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins (USA)
2023 KLPA Portrait’s Award Group Exhibition / Temu House event space, Kuala Lumpur (Malaisia)
2023 Budapest Foto Awards, Group exhibition / House of Lucie, Budapest (Hungary)
2023 Portrait Exhibition / Blank Wall Gallery, Athens (Greece)
2023 "Der Greif. 15th Anniversary. Past & Future." in Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (Germany)
2023 ImageNation. Iconic Show / Gallery Joseph, Paris (France)