Alena Solomonova
BIO
I was born in 1978 in Barnaul, USSR. After earning a degree in World Economics, I worked in Moscow for a decade. In 2014, I shifted focus to psychology, completing a bachelor’s degree in 2018. That same year, I moved to Slovenia. During the pandemic, while learning Slovenian, I took an online photography course and discovered a passion for visual storytelling. Since then, I’ve completed several photography courses and, in 2023, began formal studies at the Higher School of Photography. Today, I’m developing as an art photographer, exploring creativity and self-expression through my work.
CV
Education.
2023 – till now. VIST Faculty of Applied Sciences Slovenia, Department of Photography.
2014-2018 Moscow institute of psychology, Russia. Department of Psychology.
1995-2000 Barnaul Technical University, Russia. Department of World economics.
Courses.
2023-2025. Anna Krauklis School of Contemporary Photography.
Awards.
2025. Paris photo Prize. Portraiture photographer of the year. Best new talent 2025.
2025. International Photo Awards. Category People/Self-portrait series. 3rd prize winner. Jury top 5.
2025. FotoSlovo award. Category Conceptual photography. Honorable mention.
2025. FotoSlovo award. Category Experimental photography. Honorable mention.
2025. Fine art photography awards. 3rd prize winner. Fine art category.
2025. Tokyo Photo awards TIFA. Bronze winner. Fine art portrait category series.
2024. FotoSlovo award. Category Fine art single. Honorable mention
2024. KLPA Photo awards. Autoportrait contest. Finalist.
Exhibitions.
2025. Slovenian women photographers present. City museum Kosova graščina, Jesenice, Slovenia.
2025. Women by Women. SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC.
2025. Portraiture: Unveiling Identity. PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont.
2025. CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2025 - 16TH EDITION. Venice, Italy.
2024. Imagination. New Eyes. Milan, Italy.
Publications.
2025. AllAboutPhoto.com magazine #46 Women.
2025. Artsin Square. 5×7 photo book.