
Zdanovich Anton
(b. 29 October 1987)
Anton Zdanovich is an independent documentary and portrait photographer from Siberia, based between Russia and Belarus. His practice is rooted in long-term projects exploring provincial life, family histories, childhood, and memory. He is in his final year at the International Academy of Documentary and Art Photography “Fotografika”. His work has been published in Takie Dela, Zapovednik, Pravila Zhizni, and Progressive-Street Magazine.
Selected Exhibitions
2026 — Bridge Gallery, Cambridge, USA — “Witness”, Group Exhibition — Selected from ZEKE Awards submissions (“The Land of the Cat’s Elbow“)
2025 — VAiF25 — Visual Arts International Festival, Thessaloniki, Greece — Photography Portfolio Open Call (Winner, “The Land of the Cat’s Elbow“)
2025 — State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Group Exhibition — XIX International Forum “Dialogue of Cultures”
2025 — F-Stop Magazine (Online) — Online Group Exhibitions: Landscape, Into the Night, Environmental Portraits
2024 — Art Gallery of the Local History Museum, Beryoza, Belarus — “The Frog House”
Awards & Recognitions
2026 — LENSCRATCH — Honorable Mention & Interview (“Numto”)
2026 — F-Stop Magazine — Documentary 2026 Issue — Project & Interview (“Numto”)
2026 — Rencontres de la Photographie Marrakech / Festival OFF Arles Open Call — Finalist (“Numto”)
2024 — ProgresFestival Magazine — Honorable Mention, Self-Portrait Category
Selected publications
2026 — “Eva’s Voices” — Internet edition “Takie Dela”
2026 — “I still feel that injustice” — Internet edition “Verstka”
2026 — “Wipe Your Feet Before Entering” — Journal “Pravila Zhizni”
2025 — “Yugorsk” — Internet edition “Zapovednik”
2025 — “A treat for the moon” — Internet edition “Takie dela”
2025 — “Cat’s Elbow Land” — Internet edition “Zapovednik”
2024 — Self-portraits — ProgresFestival Magazine
2024 — “Bright room” — Internet edition “Takie dela”
Education
2023–present — International Academy of Documentary and Art Photography “Fotografika”