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  Awards and Achievements of Photographer Svetlana Korneliuk

Svetlana Korneliuk is a Fine Art and portrait photographer based in Yekaterinburg, Russia, whose work has been recognized with international awards across Russia, Europe and Asia. Over the years she has received distinctions from IAAP, FIAP, PSA and GPU, and has been ranked among the best photographers of Russia and Yekaterinburg by 35 Awards. This section presents her key achievements, certificates and membership cards of professional organizations.

International Awards 2026

• STF Certificates of Merit — Vision Unbounded, VIPA Organizing Committee, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
• Uttar Purv Honorable Mention — North East International Salon 2026 | IIG 2026-291, India
• November 2026 — invited to the award ceremony, India

Medals and Recognition 2024–2025

• Gold Medal IAAP — ART Life contest, Skopje, North Macedonia
• Silver Medal IAAP — Stolen Moments contest, Birmenstorfer Fotoclub, Switzerland
• Bronze Medal — Stories in Frames “OUT OF CONCEPT” contest, Belgrade, Serbia
• Acceptance in the 2025 IAAP Collection — London, United Kingdom
• Honorable Mentions and STF Certificates of Merit — international contests, including Vision Unbounded, Taizhou, China

35 Awards International Contest

• Top 10 Photographers of Yekaterinburg (2023–2024)
• Top 150 Photographers of Russia (2023–2024)
• Top 35 in “Staged Photography”
• Top 35 and Top 100 in “Everyday Life”
• Top 100 in “Architecture”
• Top 200 in “Male Portrait”

Professional Memberships

• GPU — Global Photographic Union
• PSA — Photographic Society of America
• ICAP — International Club “Art Portrait”
• IAAP — International Association of Art Photographers (Titan IAAP)
• FIAP — Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (Artist FIAP)
• Association of Photographers “Eurasia”

Education and Professional Development

Svetlana Korneliuk continuously refines her skills in Fine Art and portrait photography. She has studied at the School of Contemporary Fine Art Photography and with leading Russian photographers and educators.

• 2026 — Artistic Retouching Course “FACE FROM A PAINTING”, author’s program by Nina Zhikhareva
• 2025 — “Renaissance” Workshop (School of Contemporary Fine Art Photography). Certificate of successful completion
• 2025 — Elina Garipova’s masterclass “Artistic Portrait”
• 2025 — Daria Komarova’s masterclass on shooting with complex light
• 2024 — “FINE ART RETOUCHING” course (School of Contemporary Fine Art Photography)
• 2023 — Professional course in Fine Art portrait, Pro level
• 2023 — “Shoot Like Jan Vermeer” workshop (School of Contemporary Fine Art Photography). Work selected in Top 10
• 2022 — Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop courses (Daria Bulavina)
• 2021 — Author’s course “Light and Emotions” (Elena Shumilova)
• 2020 — Course “Secrets of Professional Retouching” (Evgeny Kartashov)

Publications

• PhotoVogue Magazine
• TOP Posters Kids Magazine (NY)
• Hollyway Magazine
• Dehazed Magazine

Exhibitions

• 2024 — participant in international exhibition projects
• 2022 — vernissage of the International Exhibition of Painting, Graphics, Sculpture and Photography “REFLECTION”