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Ukrainian photographer, conceptual and documentary photography.

Sergey Melnitchenko is one of the most renowned contemporary Ukrainian photographers. Born October 26, 1991 in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Began photography in 2009. Began photography in 2009. Founder of MYPH conceptual photography platform (2018), UPHA member. Focuses on themes of body, war, and everyday realities. Gained recognition through staged series in China and presentations at major photo festivals.

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Sergey Melnitchenko

Ukrainian photographer, conceptual and documentary photography

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Sergey Melnitchenko is one of the most renowned contemporary Ukrainian photographers. Born October 26, 1991 in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Began photography in 2009. Began photography in 2009. Founder of MYPH conceptual photography platform (2018), UPHA member. Focuses on themes of body, war, and everyday realities. Gained recognition through staged series in China and presentations at major photo festivals.

Credentials

2023
Nominated again for Foam Paul Huf Award

2022
Works acquired by Alexander Tutsek‑Stiftung, nominated to FUTURES Photography Platform, Munich

2020
Nominee for Foam Paul Huf Award, Amsterdam

2017
Winner of Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award, Berlin — first Ukrainian

2013
Golden Camera Award (Conceptual Photography), Kyiv

2013
“Photographer of the Year 2012” (Series of the Year), Kyiv

2023
“Looking For Trouble”, Galleri Image, Aarhus, Denmark

2023
“The Great Finding: Step Three” (with Mitya Fenechkin), Dymchuk Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2022
“Young and Free? / Metaheroes”, Esther Okada Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2022
“Fundamental Space Explorations of Naked Singularity” (with Mitya Fenechkin), Asortymentna kimnata, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

2021
“Fundamental Space Explorations of Naked Singularity”, Vasli Souza Gallery, Oslo, Norway

2020
“Young and Free”, Leica 6×7 Gallery, Warsaw, Poland

2019
“From Dusk Till Dawn”, f22 foto space, Hong Kong

2018
“Sztuka w dialogu”, Piekno Panie Gallery, Lublin, Poland

2018
“Only Now Only Never”, FACE Foundation, Kyiv

2018
“Loneliness Online”, SomoS Art Gallery, Berlin

2018
“Behind The Scenes”, Michalský dvor Gallery, Bratislava

2018
“Behind the Scenes”, Claude Samuel Gallery, Paris

2017
“Behind The Scenes” (Paris Photo), Paris

2017
“Behind The Scenes”, Mykolaiv / Trzecie Oko Gallery, Krakow

2017
“PLAYDAY”, FACE Foundation / Mironova Gallery, Kyiv

2015
“Les Amours Imaginaries”, Landskrona Fotofestival, Sweden

2014
“Schwarzenegger Is My Idol” (Off_Festival Bratislava), Bratislava, Slovakia

2014
“Schwarzenegger Is My Idol”, Fiebre Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2014
“Military Commissariat”, Estudio Ñ, Valdivia, Chile

2014
“Les Amours Imaginaries”, Odesa Museum of Modern Art Arteria / Closer, Kyiv

2013
“Schwarzenegger Is My Idol” (Krakow Photomonth), Krakow, Poland

2013
“Schwarzenegger Is My Idol”, Lviv, Ukraine

2012
“Nails”, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine

2023
“About Common and Separate” (curatorial participation), Asortymentna Kimnata, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

2023
Pop‑up exhibition of Ukrainian photographers, Anti‑War Coalition, New York, USA

2014
UPHA group exhibitions: Odesa, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Moscow, Amsterdam, Augsburg

2013
“Photographer of the Year 2012” (group series), Kyiv, Ukraine

2013
“Golden Camera” (contest exhibition), Kyiv, Ukraine

2012
Art Festival, Odesa, Ukraine

2012
First International Film Festival, Sevastopol, Ukraine

2012
“Cult of the Body” (UPHA), Leisure Gallery, London, UK

2022–23
Alexander Tutsek‑Stiftung Collection, Munich, Germany — works included in international collection

2022
VoCA Art Fair, Tokyo, Japan — participation in contemporary art fair

2022
FUTURES Photography Platform, Riga, Latvia — selected for European emerging photographers platform

2021
Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam, Netherlands — participation in international photo fair

2020
Photo L.A., Los Angeles, USA — participation in contemporary photo fair

2019
Photo Basel, Basel, Switzerland — showcased Ukrainian contemporary photography

2017
Paris Photo, Paris, France — participation with “Behind the Scenes” series

Recognized as one of the leading Ukrainian photographers of his generation in features by Artsy, Bird in Flight, Vogue UA

Ongoing collaboration with major international fairs and platforms: FUTURES Photography, Photo Basel, Paris Photo, Unseen Fair

Participated in over 150 solo and group exhibitions across Europe, the USA, and Asia (MOKSOP data)

2022
Works included in the Alexander Tutsek‑Stiftung Collection, Munich

2018
Founded the MYPH school and art platform — hub for the new wave of Ukrainian conceptual photography

2017
First Ukrainian photographer to win the Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award

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Between figurative and documentary: the world of Sergey Melnitchenko

Sergey Melnitchenko, born in 1991 in Mykolaiv, is among the most prominent contemporary Ukrainian photographers. His work blends documentary and staged elements, exploring themes of the body, war, social vulnerability, and everyday life.

Starting photography in 2009, he soon joined UPHA. In 2017, he won the Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award for his “Behind the Scenes” series shot in China. Melnychenko has exhibited worldwide, with works held in major European and US collections.

In 2018, he founded the MYPH platform, uniting young Ukrainian photographers and fostering a new wave of conceptual photography in Ukraine.

Behind the glitter of the stage lies a truth sharper than the spotlight’s glare.

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