ABOUT
Max Sher is a photographer based in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he was born in 1975. After obtaining a degree in French linguistics he worked as translator but then decided to start a new career path as photographer. Since 2006, Max has been photographing in various Russian regions (Caucasus, Siberia, Urals, Astrakhan, etc.), Belarus, Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Kazakhstan, Turkey, etc., both as part of his personal projects and on assignments. In his stories, Max gives reporting on social issues a historical dimension to portray how things that happened in the past still affect people’s lives today. His work appeared in le Monde, Courrier International, The Economist, la Repubblica, Ogoniok, Afisha, Bolshoi Gorod, GEO Traveler, Der Spiegel, etc. and was exhibited in St.Petersburg, New York, Vienna, Moscow. Max was nominated for KLM Paul Huf Awards in 2008.
SELECTED EXHIBITS & BOOK PROJECTS
2010
Kommunalka: Bolshevik Flat-Sharing, as part of EAST: Young Eastern European Photography, an exhibition and book project by Anzenberger Agency, Bratislava, Slovakia
2009
Participated in This Day of Change, an international book project initiated by Courrier Japon magazine with 132 photographers assigned all over the world to document the day of President Obama inauguration.
Kronstadt: Dreaming of the Past, as part of Young Russian Photography'2009 exhibition, Fotodepartament Foundation, St.Petersburg, Russia
Kronstadt: Dreaming of the Past, as part of 2Young, a group exhibition of Proper Name project, Fotodepartament Foundation, Winzavod, Moscow, Russia
2008
Kommunalka: Bolshevik Flat-Sharing, as part of EAST: Young Eastern European Photography, an exhibition and book project by Anzenberger Agency, Vienna, Austria
Kronstadt: Dreaming of the Past, a solo exhibit as part of the Proper Name project, Fotodepartament Foundation, St.Petersburg, Russia
Monzenskaya Railway, as part of Volga Biennale of Photography, Nizhni Novgorod, Russia
CONTACT
Email: maxim.sher@gmail.com
Skype: abel-djassi
