Anastasiia Polyak 

ABOUT ME

I am Anastasia Polyak. I don’t just press the shutter button — I write the visual history of your brand.

Fine art photography, high fashion, and documentary reportage are different territories of my single artistic vision. My creative style has been shaped by years of practice at the intersection of art and the fashion industry. In my artistic portfolio, I proudly emphasize that my key fine art works are created in a single frame, with no digital manipulation or heavy retouching. For me, it is a matter of professional risk, discipline, and precise geometry.

Flash freezes and kills the air. I work exclusively with live, constantly changing natural light on set — capturing that accidental sunbeam through a window, the play of reflections, and the genuine atmosphere of the moment.

A fashion show on the runway lasts just a fraction of a minute — that is where the final result is seen. My goal as an official fashion photographer is to look behind the scenes and reveal the backstage process of its birth. In my photographs, real life comes alive: final touch-ups, concentration, the emotions of models a second before stepping onto the runway, the texture of fabrics, and the hands of designers creating the look.

KEY STATUSES AND GEOGRAPHY:

• Professional Education: Graduate of the Institute of Professional and Amateur Photography (IPLF “Russ Press Photo”).
• International Exhibition Practice (Paris, 2024): Participant in the prestigious International Contemporary Art Salon art3f in Paris (Porte de Versailles) — 5 original fine art works were selected and exhibited at the Klaptsova Art Gallery stand.
• Recognition in the Fashion Industry (France, 2024): Awarded the international Diploma Of Merit for Culture and Art (Paris) as the official project photographer for the Britishka by Irina Chuvarayan brand; the photographs represented the brand at the European level.
• Member of the Eurasian Art Union since 2023.
• Laureate and Exhibition Prize Winner: 1st place in the “Time Machine” competition (contemporary authors category, recognized by art critic Stanislav Aidinyan), 3rd place in the international exhibition “Art — Geography in China” (Beijing, 2024), laureate of the “New Reality” exhibition.
• Publications: Works published in Russian media and leading international fashion magazines.
• Finalist of prestigious awards: 35AWARDS, the regional photo contest “Svetopis” (organized by the Union of Photo Artists of Russia), and the international contest “Light and Color”.
• Jury Member of the “NovoFotoMoskovsk” photo contest (2023–2024).
• Official Photographer for major runway and fashion projects in Moscow: “Unique Russia” project at the Gostiny Dvor (2024, 2025, 2026), Moscow Fashion Fair (MFF), Alina Iv’s Millinery Art Evening, and Designer’s Day.
• Collaboration with the Slava Models Academy (named after Vyacheslav Zaitsev) and the Slava Zaitsev by Mirafam brand.

“It is much more important that spaces begin to look different after your gaze. If art begins where the world ceases to seem obvious, then photography is a way not just to fix reality, but to discover in it what we might not have seen without the author.”