Madina Gadjieva

Documentary and portrait photographer. Was born  in Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan in 1989. She was born and lives in Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan. From 2019 to 2021 she studied at the School of Modern Photography “Docdocdoc”. Since 2020 she has collaborated with the “EtoKavkaz” information portal (ITAR TASS).

In her projects, she seeks to show the interaction of different social groups and nationalities in her region. She now focuses on the daily lives of women in the Muslim community and traditional society.

Awards 

2021 |  PHMuseum 2021 Women Photographers Grant | short list

2021 |  Young photographers of Russia | special jury mark

Exhibitions

2022 | 2021 Favorite Photograph Exhibition| online exhibition lenscratch.com

Education

2019-2021| School of Modern Photography Docdocdoc, Saint Petersburg, Russia

2007-2012| Dagestan State University Computer science and IT  department, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, Russia 

Publications

Her work were published in Calvert Journal, Lenta.ru, Colta.ru, Republic