Ekaterina Bovkunova is a photographer from St. Petersburg, born in 1982. She graduated from the Russian State University of Service and Economics, but found her calling in photography. Inspired by the world of visual art, Ekaterina began studying photography in-depth in 2015, training at Igor Sakharov's photography school and attending various seminars and workshops. In 2023, she continued her education at the art photography school of Elena Sukhoveeva and Viktor Khmel.

Since 2025, Ekaterina has been pursuing a master's degree at the St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry named after A.L. Stieglitz, Faculty of Design, specializing in Art Business.
Since 2024, she has continued her studies at the Photografika Photography Academy, where she is developing her skills in project photography.

Ekaterina's work consists of visual essays exploring the complex relationships between humans and the surrounding environment. She focuses on themes of ecological imbalance, social fragmentation, and the search for identity in the context of global transformations, where traditional notions of «self» are questioned. Her camera becomes an analytical tool revealing subtle yet significant connections between individual experience and the collective challenges of modern life. Each project is a layered statement, creating space for reflection and dialogue.

Ekaterina works with photography as a medium capable of not only documenting reality but also transforming its perception. Her projects often build on contrasts—between the personal and the universal, destruction and hope, loss and gain. She invites the viewer to not merely observe but engage in the process of reflection, asking questions about our place in the world and our responsibility for its future. Her works are not only artistic statements but also a call to action, a reminder that art can be a powerful tool for changing consciousness.  

  — 06/23/2025 finalist Gomma Black and White Award 2025!