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Svetlana Tarasova is an art photographer. Originally from Kaluga, she works in the Central region of Russia, also has projects related to Italy, USA (North Carolina), Western and Southern parts of Russia, India, Siberia.

She is a member of the Russian Photo Artists Union.

The most important part of her professional activities is devoted to personal, longterm projects that are centered around an individual, his inner world, the conflict between dreams and reality. In photography she loves poetry, contemplation and the possibility of deep immersion, mysticism and magic.

Tarasova has been a winner of various international and Russian competitions, she has won scholarship from the Russian government for young photographers and scholarship of the Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation for talented authors;

participant of the cultural exchange event "Beijing through the eyes of Russian photographers";

participant in a virtual exhibition in Argentina EN PAUSA/ON HOLD in Museo de la Carcova;

the owner of the Excellence of Photography/International Festival of Photography in Pingyao, PIP, 2021;

finalist of the Hamdan International Photography Award;

author of personal exhibitions in Moscow, Kaliningrad, Orel, Vladimir, Pushchino, Serpukhov, Kaluga, Verona (Italy), St. Petersburg;

her works are included in the collections of the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg and the Chuvash State Art Museum in Cheboksary;

published in magazines: National Geographic Russia, Takie dela, Republic, Monovsions Black and White Photography Magazine, Dodho magazine, Edge of Humanity magazine, Izvestiia.

Svetlana Tarasova was the member of judging panel in: Monovisions photography awards, Young photographers of Russia.