Denis Yakovlev

Denis Yakovlev was born in Krasnodar, Russia, in 1984.

In 2001 he entered the Advertising Faculty of the Krasnodar University of Culture and Arts. By 2004, photography had become his primary focus, and after graduating he began working as a photographer.

His work has been exhibited in Russia and presented internationally through photography festivals and publications.

In 2018, Yakovlev was a recipient of the Innovation State Prize in Contemporary Art in the Regional Project category for Superoblozhka (Super-Jacket), a project dedicated to photobooks and developed with Elena Ishchenko and Typographia Center for Contemporary Art.

In 2023, he participated in the group exhibition Dialogue of Cultures at the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.

His work was also presented during the PhotoVisa Festival in Krasnodar, where it was reviewed by LensCulture director Jim Casper and subsequently published by LensCulture.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023
Dialogue of Cultures
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
2013
Sometimes Unbearably Want
Typographia Center for Contemporary Art, Krasnodar
Solo exhibition
2010
Brave Flights
Maya Ryazanova Art Gallery, Krasnodar
2009
Night of the Museums
Krasnodar Regional Exhibition Hall of Fine Arts
2008
North – South
Krasnodar Regional Exhibition Hall of Fine Arts
2008
Lomo Pioneers
Espectro Gallery, Krasnodar

AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2018
Innovation State Prize in Contemporary Art
Regional Project category
Superoblozhka (Super-Jacket)
2013
Portfolio Review, PhotoVisa International Festival of Photography
Krasnodar, Russia

PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
LensCulture
Russian Alternative Process
Following Yakovlev’s participation in the PhotoVisa portfolio review, LensCulture published a selection of his work with commentary by Jim Casper.
Noir Magazine, Spain
Human Ceramics, 2026

“He seems like a young photographer to watch.”
— Jim Casper, LensCulture