Olga Kretinina in her projects explores the topic of interaction between man and society, the influence of social relations on the individual through traditions, myths and genetic memory. 

Born in 1981, Irkutsk. Currently lives in the village of Gudovka, Lipetsk district. 

2021 — Member of the Union of Photographers of Russia  

Participation in group exhibitions: 

 2024 — the exhibition “Save cannot be canceled” (curated by Olga Kardashova), the project “Quantum Memory”, the Center for Creative Industries “Matryoshka”, Voronezh

2023 — the festival of author’s photobooks and zines “U-turn”, zine Silence, Architect’s House, Voronezh  

2021 — city exhibition “Heartfelt. Hands”, series “Doctors at work”, public spaces, Lipetsk

2020 — city exhibition “Heart”, series “Doctors at work”, public spaces, Lipetsk  

Online publications:

 2022 — Russian Field, Portal “Such Things” 

2021 — Open Call F-stop magazine, “Selfyportrait” 

2020 — Dima’s Time, Portal “Such Things” 

Education: 

2022 — School of New Photography by Elena Sukhoveyeva and Victor Khmel, Krasnodar 

2021 — Academy of Documentary and Art Photography Photography, St. Petersburg

2006 — Lipetsk State Technical University, majoring in Sociology, Lipetsk