Olga Zholobova (b. 1980)

About

• Born in Astrakhan, Russia, currently based in Belgrade, Serbia.
• Works in documentary and reportage photography, street photography, and concert photography.
• Chief moderator of the "StradaBLOG - Journal of Serious Photography" online community.

Education

• Graduated from the Faculty of Photojournalists named after Yu.A. Galperin in St. Petersburg, author's course of Stanislav Marchenko (2020-2022).
• Studied the course "Concert Photography" at the Faculty of Photojournalists named after Yu.A. Galperin in St. Petersburg (2021).

Awards and Grants

• Won a grant and participated in the master class of Andrey Polikanov "Beyond Photojournalism" (2022).

Additional Courses

• Studied the course of Sergey Maximishin "Photographer as a Storyteller" (2022-2023).
• Studied the course of Alexander Drozhzhin "Poetry of Street Photography" (2023-2024).

Workshops

• Alexander Petrosyan (St. Petersburg, July 2020, September 2020, January 2021).
• Artem Zhitenev (Moscow region, Kolomna, February 2021).
• Sergey Maximishin (Vologda region, Vytegra, August 2021).

Exhibition curator

2024 Exhibition of street photography as part of the "StradaBLOG Saint-Petersburg Street Photo Festival", art space "PROGRAPHICS", St. Petersburg

2025 Exhibition "Manifesto of the Streets", "Revolt Center" Gallery, Syktyvkar, Russia

 

Exhibitions and Competitions

2025

  Art Project "Forgotten Things," Linda de La Art Center, Moscow   Exhibition 'The Best Photographs of Zemun 2024', Youth Center Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia   International Photo Exhibition "Neovision," Krasnodar Regional Art Museum, Krasnodar, Russia   Exhibition at the International Festival "FotoKroK. A Place in the Sun," Vitebsk, Belarus   Art Project "FotoTOP.YABLOKO 2025," 13/20 Gallery, Moscow   Art Project "The Word Has Come", Cultural and Exhibition Center "Bashnya", Yoshkar-Ola, Russia   Art Project "Experience of Touches", Kaliningrad, Russia   Exhibition "Manifesto of the Streets", "Revolt Center" Gallery, Syktyvkar, Russia

2024

• RAMA Contemporary Art Festival, SK 'Baza', Belgrade, Serbia
• Exhibition of contemporary art "Pieces", Wooderstudio gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
•  Exhibition 'The Best Photographs of Zemun 2024', Youth Center Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
•  Exhibition of street photography as part of the "StradaBLOG Saint-Petersburg Street Photo Festival", art space "PROGRAPHICS", St. Petersburg
• Еxhibition of Festival  'PhotoKroK. Song of the city',Vitebsk, Belarus
• Еxhibition 'I am in Paris', Gallery Ya2, Salekhard, Russia
• Еxhibition 'Dreams & Nightmares',Boomer Gallery, London, UK
• Exhibition of contemporary art "Echo of Family Relations 2024", Dorcol Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia
• Photo exhibition of graduates of the Yu. A. Galperin Photo Faculty "65", Russian National Library, St. Petersburg
• All-Russian art project "People and Cities", Moscow, ZILART Gallery

2023

• Exhibition of contemporary art "Again", Art Weekend 1.0. Podgorica, Montenegro
• All-Russian art project "People and Cities", Borovsk, Russia, Borovsk Museum and Exhibition Center
• Photo exhibition "Winter Journey to the Caspian Capital", Astrakhan, Russia, Exhibition Hall of the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theater
• All-Russian art project "People and Cities", Kaluga, Russia, Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts
• All-Russian photo competition "Russia - My Home", Astrakhan, Russia - 1st degree diploma
• All-Russian competition "Russia - Collection of Impressions", My Planet TV channel, Moscow - winner
• II All-Russian festival "Drawing with Light", Moscow, I. S. Turgenev Library - special mention from the festival partner
• Photo exhibition "City - Habitat", St. Petersburg, Center for Book and Graphics
• Photo exhibition of the Astrakhan Biosphere Reserve, Astrakhan, Russia, Exhibition Hall of the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theater
• Photo exhibition "Wind of Wanderings", Moscow, I. S. Turgenev Library
• Photo exhibition "Your Name is Winner", St. Petersburg, ARTMUZA Museum of Contemporary Art
• Photo exhibition "Women's Metamorphoses", Moscow, I. S. Turgenev Library
• Photo exhibition "NON-summer", Moscow, I. S. Turgenev Library
• Photo competition "Vzglyady 2022", St. Petersburg - finalist
• All-Russian art project "People and Cities", Dmitrov, Russia, Dmitrov Kremlin Museum and Exhibition Complex

2022-2023

• Photo exhibition "Wind of Wanderings", Moscow, State Darwin Museum

2022

• I All-Russian festival "Drawing with Light", Moscow, I. S. Turgenev Library - 2nd degree laureate
• 17th International Independent Photo Exhibition "City - Habitat", St. Petersburg, Center for Book and Graphics
• All-Russian art project "People and Cities", Lyubertsy, Russia, Lyubertsy Museum and Exhibition Complex
• Photo exhibition "Planet Rus", Moscow, I. S. Turgenev Library
• Photo exhibition of graduates and students of the Yu. A. Galperin Photo Faculty, St. Petersburg, Karl Bulla Photo Gallery
• Photo exhibition "Beyond Photojournalism", Samara, Russia, Zero Room Center for Contemporary Culture
• Photo exhibition "Preserving the Future: Our Home is Nature", Astrakhan, Russia, Tseykhgauz Exhibition Hall

2021

• 16th International Independent Photo Exhibition "City - Habitat", St. Petersburg, Center for Book and Graphics
• Photo exhibition of graduates and students of the photo faculty "SIXTY-SECOND", St. Petersburg, Karl Bulla Photo Gallery
• Photo competition "Astrakhan in a Storm of Emotions", Astrakhan, Russia - finalist

2020

• Regional photo competition "Houses that Survived the Epochs", Astrakhan, Russia, Museum and Cultural Center "House of the Merchant G. V. Tetyushinov" - 3rd degree diploma
• Photo competition "Astrakhan from Your Window", Astrakhan, Russia - finalist

2019

• Regional photo competition "In the Lens - Summer", Astrakhan, Russia, Astrakhan Art Gallery named after P. Dogadin - finalist
• Photo competition "Astrakhan. City Motives", Astrakhan, Russia - finalist

2011

• Photo competition "Beloved Russia", Moscow - winner

  Links to publications:

• Photographer Olga Zholobova and her "Old Astrakhan"