Angelika Nikolaeva

Photography came into my life early. As a child I shot on film, developed it myself and printed in the bathroom under a red lamp. Then I forgot about it for many years.

When I came back, I bought a serious camera, sure that my pictures would turn into masterpieces. They stayed exactly the same. That’s when I understood it wasn’t about the camera, it was about me, and I started learning.

I shoot documentary, just life, as honestly as I can. I love the technical side, and I love flash: it freezes time and lets me keep a fraction of a second forever.

Since 2022 I’ve lived between Russia, Georgia and Istanbul. Now I live in London.