Olena Grom was born in Donetsk. Since 2015, she studied at the Bird In Flight photography school, the Viktor Marushchenko photography school, and the art business school.
Olena Grom works at the intersection of social reporting and conceptual photography. Thunder sees its "mission" in illuminating the lives of people who find themselves in a "gray zone" or a zone close to hostilities. Life in spite of everything is one of the main themes of the artist.
The author is a laureate and winner of international competitions. Finalist of LensCulture Portrait Awards UK, YICCA International Contest of Contemporary Art, Kaunas Photo Star Lithuania, Slovak Press Photo, The Tokyo International Foto Awards. She has exhibited in Europe, the USA, Japan, Colombia.
UAPP is an independent association of professional Ukrainian photographers, designed to protect their interests, support, develop and promote Ukrainian photography as an important element of national culture.
UAPP's activities span educational, social, research and cultural initiatives, as well as book publishing.
UAPP represents Ukrainian professional photography in the international photographic community and is an official member of the Federation of European Photographers (FEP) — an international organization representing more than 50,000 professional photographers in Europe and other countries around the world.
