Dmitry Ermakov is a visual artist working with documentary photography and photo books.
Born in Moscow in 1978. Worked as a writing and visual journalist. Makes long-term photo projects since 2017. Graduated from Fotografika documentary/art photo school, St. Petersburg, in 2018. Lives in Moscow, makes the stories in regions of Russia.
In his stories, Dmitry explores the themes of collective and personal identity in the age of globalisation.
Awards
2021
Reponses Photo choice at Les Boutographies, France
2020
Les Boutographies, France (shortlist)
KosMostFest, Russia (shortlist)
2019
Photometria, Greece (shortlist)
2017
Eastreet 4, Poland (finalist)
Personal exhibitions
2021
Everyone’s Home (Chekalin, Russia)
Selected collective exhibitions
2019
OFF Bratislava (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Environmenta (Rome, Italy)
Motion (Budapest, Hungary)
2017
Eastreet 4 (Lublin, Poland and then worldwide)
2016
Actual Udmurtia (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
Selected publications
The Calvert Journal: Forever alone in Russia’s smallest town
The Calvert Journal: River Under Earth
Analog Mag: Healing Place (+ interview)
Regnum: Фигурное катание как нейронная сеть
Russian Reporter: Тектонические люди
Roads and Kingdoms: In Search of Russia’s First Inhabitants
BBC Russia: Петроград в (20)17-м году
Russia Beyond: ‘This way up': What goes on in the city of Izhevsk (text by Katya Sinelshchikova)
Also: Edge of Humanity, Vot-tak.tv, Athleta Magazine, Private, Broad, SEEN, Dodho, F-Stop, RTVi, S-T-O-L, Zapovednik, Polit.ru, Kommersant, Nevskoe Vremya.