Portrait and Documentary Photographer
My name is Victoria Ushkanova I have been a photographer for about 20 years
Photography is my life
GALLERY
Portrait of a young woman
Portrait of Sanne
Suddenly I turn out to be a 41-year-old divorced woman with two children. A grand process in which everything is subject to change. Intense, raw and pure. it also gives me strength and the chance to renew and rediscover myself. I wanted this moment to be photographed by Victoria. for myself, to show myself, in all honesty, pure, nothing to hide and on the way to stand more and more for myself and to shine completely.
Bo and her kids
Almere Oosterwold The Netherlands
“Coming from both Dutch and Indonesian roots, I feel I never really ‘fit in’ because my blood has different cultures. Living in a yurt, intertwined with all the Elements, me and my children are rooting into the clay in Oosterwold. It is fascinating how connected I feel with this special place.”
Best Of on Photo Vogue Italy
Opening the door and seeing two friends
Portraits of creators for NETFLIX
Amsterdam 2019
Portrait of a young woman
Made at my home studio in Oosterwold, The Netherlands.
Sam portrait of a young man
Photoshoot made in my studio Oosterwold Almere
Published on Photo Vogue Italy.
Portrait of a traveler a man from Antarctica
Portrait of artist AiRich-Fana, Bijlmermeer Amsterdam.
Director of photography by @Victoria Ushkanova
Hands
Sisters and brother from the project for Stories of Young Amsterdam Bijlmer
Malina before bedtime
I saw how beautifully the evening light falls on her face and I asked her to do not to move.
Child 7 years old… I had 10 seconds to capture this image.
Malina reading comics
portrait on a medium format film camera
Floris with child surrounded by his garden
Oosterwold the Netherlands
“Blame The Algorithm”
Munich Stadtmuseum ( Münchner Stadtmuseum).
Fund out that my photo art work Debbie was presented in an exhibition “Blame The Algorithm” from Der Greif issue 12 Guest edited by Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin in 2019.dergreif-online.de/special/farewell-broomberg-chanarin/#content-slider
Anna Drijver, Dutch actress
Photoshoot in studio Oosterwold Almere
Brianna
2017 Amsterdam Oost
Photo portrait of Yonatan Trooster
Captured for advertising campaign for Flirt Creativity agency.
Sanne Samina Hanssen Dutch actress
I was invited as a photographer for a portrait photo session of the main actors: Anna Drijver, Frank Lammers, Elise Schaap, Sanne Samina Hanssen, during the interview for the new season Undercover 2 NETFLIX.more photos: victoriaushkanova.com/photo-shoot-for-netflix
Malina Bakkum, the Netherlands
A feeling of freedom and endless sunny winter wind. The world is changing
Love
Portrait of a woman with cats 2019
Sofia
Portrait of Vivian. Oosterwold the Netherlands, 2021 January.
Portrait of the artist Ruan Hoffman
Portrait of Mayaki Kimba, political science, The Black Archives.
For Reed Magazine, Portland, OR/ Portretfotografie van Mayaki Kimba, politicologie, The Black Archives. Voor Reed Magazine, Portland, OR.
Anna video portrait
Here you can find an interview with me
also my video from my live performance in 2012 Mmoma Moscow
https://www.fresheyesphoto.com/ushkanova
Portrait of Gijs Blom, Prince Viridian in the film The Letter for the King
It seems to me on all these photos the Gijs is absolutely different from a sexy man to an almost sickly teenager from the movie “Spider” by David Cronenberg, he can show different sides. He is great.
I had a photo shoot with a dream team of Netflix.
It was fun to work all together, with a stylist, make-up artist and in the background a cameraman with a soundman doing backstage video.
TESTIMONIALS
Fiorenza Togna
We were looking for a long time for a portrait session that would really represent ourselves in the most natural and spontaneous way possible.
We are glad we found Victoria, she has a very positive energy and really connects with you.
She is very good at make you comfortable and the final result is great!
Christopher Mack/ NETFLIX
Victoria was amazing!
We hired her to take pictures of some writers we were hosting at Netflix. (Before the Pandemic).
The images came out beautiful.
One of the writers actually commented, “Maybe I do have a face for television!” And I replied, “Only if Victoria is behind the camera.”
Once this pandemic is over, we will definitely use her for future shoots. Thanks again, Victoria.
Khalil Emede/ NETFLIX
Victoria is hands down one of my favorite photographers to work with.
She is a deep soul, and has an understanding of people’s lines and features in a manner she can make the simplest portrait look like a work of art. When working, she looks for an actual connection with her subjects and strives to capture the light in their eyes.
As Netflix, we worked with Victoria multiple times in Amsterdam and have been always very very pleased with the results, both in full studio days and during events in which gear, times and spaces were limited.
I’d recommend Victoria to anyone who’s looking for an artist who can adapt herself to any situation and can produce top quality work with the simplest of setups.
Marcus Franck
We used Victoria to do portrait photography for our latest collection and are very happy with the results. She fully understood the brief, was great to deal with, and took some really nice photos for us. Can warmly recommend.
Victoria is a true artist and has a vision for balance, light and beauty. She took photos for my acting portfolio and made me feel comfortable and made sure to highlight my best angles. She is really good about capturing a natural moment without making anything too posed. Check out her website for pricing. VERY reasonable. My photos came out beautifully and much better than I could have ever expected. They’ve helped me to book some auditions ;)
Agn Ro/ Artist
Great photographer of artist performances and happenings in nature as well as inside. recommended!
Ik ben Victoria Ushkanova Professionele portretfotograaf.
Gevestigd in Nederland Ik werk in verschillende richtingen van fotografie: portret, documentaire, commercial, lifestyle, mode, architectuur en unit-stilstaande fotografie. Beschikbaar voor opnamen in heel Nederland, België, Europa en wereldwijd.
Fiorenza Togna
We waren lang op zoek naar een portretsessie die ons echt op een zo natuurlijk en spontaan mogelijke manier zou portretteren.
We zijn blij dat we Victoria hebben gevonden, ze heeft een hele positieve energie en maakt echt contact met je. Ze is erg goed in het je op je gemak stellen en het eindresultaat is geweldig!
Christopher Mack/ Netflix
Victoria was geweldig!
We huurden haar in om foto’s te nemen van een aantal schrijvers die we bij Netflix onderbrachten. (Voor de pandemie).
De foto’s kwamen er prachtig uit.
Een van de schrijvers zei: “Misschien heb ik wel een gezicht voor televisie!” En ik antwoordde: “Alleen als Victoria achter de camera staat.” Als deze pandemie voorbij is, zullen we haar zeker gebruiken voor toekomstige shoots. Nogmaals bedankt, Victoria.
Khalil Emede/ NETFLIX
Victoria is zonder twijfel een van mijn favoriete fotografen om mee samen te werken.
Ze is een diepe ziel, en heeft een begrip van de lijnen en kenmerken van mensen op een manier dat ze het eenvoudigste portret er als een kunstwerk uit kan laten zien. Wanneer ze werkt, zoekt ze naar een echte connectie met haar onderwerpen en streeft ze ernaar om het licht in hun ogen te vangen.
Als Netflix hebben we meerdere keren met Victoria gewerkt in Amsterdam en we zijn altijd zeer tevreden geweest met de resultaten, zowel tijdens volle studiodagen als tijdens evenementen waarbij de uitrusting, tijden en ruimtes beperkt waren.
Ik zou Victoria aanraden aan iedereen die op zoek is naar een artiest die zich kan aanpassen aan elke situatie en topkwaliteit werk kan produceren met de meest eenvoudige setups.