Hi, I'm Anastasiia — friends call me Nastia.
I'm a Ukrainian portrait and documentary photographer based in Wrocław, Poland — and I'm happy to travel to you.
Photography has been part of my life for over 15 years. It started at ten years old, when my dad bought me a simple point-and-shoot camera.
From there came four years of art school, a children's photography studio in my city, and by fourteen I was already entering competitions and festivals. What started as a gift became a passion. And the passion never left.
Today I balance commercial work with personal projects, but the thread running through all of it is the same: natural, intentional images that actually mean something. Before I pick up my camera, I want to know who you are. The process matters to me as much as the final images. I'm here to understand your story and capture your personality, not a polished version of you.
I'm originally from Ternopil, Ukraine. In 2018 I came to Poland as an exchange student and later stayed as an intern at an international summer art camp for children in Wrocław — and somehow, Wrocław kept pulling me back. Different projects, new connections, and somewhere along the way I met my boyfriend here. During COViD In July 2020 I moved to Wroclaw. I also have a cat named Choinek, who likes to go for walks like a dog.
In March 2022, I was at the Polish-Ukrainian border documenting mothers and children fleeing the war. That June, I returned to my hometown of Ternopil to photograph internally displaced people living inside my school where I studied for nine years. I also traveled to Bucha and Irpin to document the devastation left behind after their liberation.
I'm currently developing two personal projects — one exploring skin picking, and another called Vertigo, which traces my feelings and experiences returning home to Ukraine.
My work has been recognized across Europe and beyond. In 2022 I received the Reclaim Award in Cologne, and earlier recognitions include a Special Prize for Creativity at an international competition in Kaunas, an Honorable Mention at the Siena International Photo Award, and a series of wins at All-Ukrainian competitions going back to 2015 — including a Rose of Lidice medal from the International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts in Czechia.
My border documentation work has been exhibited across four countries — the United States, Poland, Germany, and Switzerland.
I completed the Canon Student Development Program in 2022, attended the Eddie Adams Workshop XXXVI, and I'm a VII Academy alumni — completing the third level in Arles, France in October 2024.