Yury Melnikov Photography
Visual Art & Photography
Selected conceptual series
My photography exists on the border between two worlds. It combines the graphic sharpness of the moment with a blurred, unobtrusive expressiveness. It unites the pure depth of monochrome with the vibrant painterly quality of color.
I believe that photography is not simply a capture of reality, but, above all, a personal artistic statement, a conveyance of one's own vision of the moment.
Inspired by what I see, I create my own visual stories. My work is an attempt to reinterpret the accumulated experience of the Great Masters of Photography and imbue each image with a piece of my own soul.
For me, photography is not a craft. It is the art of seeing and reflecting the hidden.
I believe that photography is not simply a capture of reality, but, above all, a personal artistic statement, a conveyance of one's own vision of the moment.
Inspired by what I see, I create my own visual stories. My work is an attempt to reinterpret the accumulated experience of the Great Masters of Photography and imbue each image with a piece of my own soul.
For me, photography is not a craft. It is the art of seeing and reflecting the hidden.
From the series "The Red Trace" 2025
From the series "Turkish album"
Yury Melnikov
"I don't have a philosophy. I have a camera." — Saul Leiter
I completely agree with these words. My photography exists outside rigid frameworks and artificial rules. It's not a craft, but an art of seeing the hidden and capturing what resonates within—exactly as I feel it.
I completely agree with these words. My photography exists outside rigid frameworks and artificial rules. It's not a craft, but an art of seeing the hidden and capturing what resonates within—exactly as I feel it.
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