Serhiy Melnychenko, b. 26.10.1991 (Mykolaiv, Ukraine)
Photographer, teacher, founder of the school of conceptual and art photography "MYPH".
He started taking pictures in 2009.
During this time, he participated in about 200 solo and group exhibitions, fairs and festivals around the world.
Organizer and curator of more than 30 projects and exhibitions with works by MYPH students around the world over the past 5 years.
Winner of national and international competitions and awards, including "Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer" in 2017 (Berlin), "Photographer of the Year" 2012, 2013 and 2016 (Kyiv, Ukraine), "Golden Camera" in 2012 (Kyiv, Ukraine). Finalist of "Krakow Photomonth", "Pinchuk Art Center Prize", "Off_Festival Bratislava 2014", "DEBUTS 2018", "Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award", "Batumi Photodays", etc.
Participant of Paris Photo, Volta Art Fair, Photo L.A., Photo Basel, Unseen fair.
Nominated for the Foam Paul Huf Award in 2020 and 2023.
In 2022 and 2023, two series, and a total of 25 works by Serhii were included in the permanent collection of the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung, which includes works by such leading photographers as Robert Rauschenberg, Nan Goldin, Ren Hang, Thomas Struth, Sebastian Salgado, Nadav Kander, Luo Yang, Pixie Liao, and others. - Munich, Germany.
In 2023, he received a one-year scholarship (grant) from the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung Foundation to create his own photography project.
He was selected to participate in the European platform for photographers "FUTURES" in 2022.
Serhiy's photographs are held in private and public collections in the USA, Hong Kong, Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany, Belgium, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Japan, the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, and others.
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.
