Bio

Yehor Lemzyakoff is a Ukrainian photographer based in Kraków, Poland. In 2022, he was shortlisted for the “Show Yourself at the CSW” competition and took part in the accompanying group exhibition at the Centre of Contemporary Art in Toruń. In the same year, he participated in the ARProgram residency in Junglinster, Luxembourg (L’Aire). In 2024, he was nominated for the ShowOFF section of Krakow Photomonth and began his studies at the Institute of Creative Photography (ITF) in Opava, Czech Republic. In 2025, he received the Gaude Polonia scholarship from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and was named Analog / Film Photographer of the Year for his project “Misplaced Childhood” at the International Photography Awards (IPA). He lives and works in Kraków, Poland. Education • 2024 – present: Institute of Creative Photography (ITF), Opava, Czech Republic • Academy of Photography, Kraków, Poland • Kyiv School of Photography, Kyiv, Ukraine • Kyiv National University of T. Shevchenko, M.A. in Sociology, Kyiv, Ukraine ⸻ Solo Exhibitions • 2025 – Contact Print: 8+1, ZPAF Gallery, Kraków, Poland • 2024 – Documentary Fashion, B&B Gallery, Bielsko-Biała, Poland • 2024 – Documentary Fashion, Szara Kamienica Gallery, Kraków, Poland • 2024 – Portret do kawy, Dym Gallery, Kraków, Poland ⸻ Selected Group Exhibitions • 2024 – ImageNation: Iconic Photoshow, Galerie Joseph Le Palais, Paris, France • 2023 – ImageNation: Iconic Photoshow, Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Milan, Italy • 2023 – FotoOpen, Foto Art Festival named after Andrzej Baturo, Bielsko-Biała, Poland • 2022 – Cinematographic Landscape, Centre of Contemporary Art, Toruń, Poland • 2021 – Cinematographic Landscape, “No Border” Award, Foto Art Festival named after Andrzej Baturo, Bielsko-Biała, Poland • 2021 – Rumble in the Jungle, White Nights Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine • 2020 – Cinematographic Landscape, Kyiv Photo Week, Kyiv, Ukraine ⸻ Awards and Residencies • 2025 – Winner, Analog / Film Photographer of the Year (Non-Professional), International Photography Awards (IPA) • 2025 – Recipient, Gaude Polonia Scholarship, Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Warsaw • 2024 – Winner, ShowOFF Section, Krakow Photomonth, Kraków, Poland • 2022 – ARProgram Residency, Junglinster L’Aire, Luxembourg • 2022 – Short-listed, 10th Edition of “Exhibit Yourself at CSW”, Toruń, Poland