Bio

Irina Jefimova is an Estonia-based fine art photographer. She has been passionate about photography since childhood and has been dedicated to fine art photography since 2023.

Inspired by the aesthetics of classical painting, she creates atmospheric still lifes and portraits that explore light, texture, form, and the quiet beauty of everyday objects. Her work focuses on creating visual harmony and emotional depth through carefully crafted compositions and a painterly approach to photography.

In 2025, her still life photograph was selected among the Top 35 photographs in the Still Life category at the 11th International 35AWARDS Photography Competition. In 2024, her work was exhibited at Imagenation Paris 2024 at Galerie Joseph Le Palais in Paris, France.

A still life of lemons, a lemon slice, a glass decanter, a white plate, a blue bowl, a large green leaf on a stand, and various colorful objects arranged on a wooden surface with a green and teal background.

Artistic Statement

Photography allows me to transform ordinary subjects into poetic visual narratives. Through still life and portraiture, I explore the relationship between light, atmosphere, memory, and emotion.

Inspired by the traditions of fine art painting, I seek beauty in simplicity and in the subtle details that often go unnoticed. My work is an invitation to slow down, observe, and experience the quiet presence of everyday objects and moments.

Through carefully composed images, I aim to create a sense of contemplation, balance, and timelessness, encouraging viewers to find their own stories within the frame.

Multicolored modern apartment building with black, red, blue, and brick sections, featuring round and rectangular windows, with red sculpture in foreground and trees nearby.

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2024:

Imagenation Paris 2024, Galerie Joseph Le Palais, Paris, France

Awards:

2025:

35AWARDS International Photography Competition - Top 35 Photograph, Still Life Category

Education:

2023–2026:

FineArtPhoto School, Fine Art Photography Program (online)

1991–1997:

Tallinn University (Tallinna Ülikool), Tallinn, Estonia

A peach with a small dark spot on it, placed on a silver oval tray with a flower branch, reflections of the peach and tray in a mirror, and sunlight creating shadows.
Yellow flowers in a glass vase on a concrete surface with shadows and sunlight, against a plain wall background.
A woman with short brown hair and a white tank top standing against a beige wall. She has pink bougainvillea flowers above her head, casting shadows on her face and chest. The image has text overlayed that says 'PIX OF THE DAY' and 'DEHAZED'.
A young woman with shoulder-length curly red hair, wearing a green sleeveless top, rests her chin on her left hand with her elbow on a wooden table. She gazes at the camera with a neutral expression, and her face is partially obscured by a large, round green flower held up in front of her left eye. The background is plain and muted. There is a red and white logo in the top right corner.
Two garlic bulbs on the floor, a wooden block with garlic and lemon slices, a glass jar, a metal sugar bowl, and other small objects on top of the wooden block, with two silver forks hanging on string against a green wall.
A glass vase with a dandelion flower and stem, casting a shadow on a yellow background, with a sky and clouds design on the right side where the word 'ICONIC' is written.
A beige vase filled with a large bouquet of blue and yellow iris flowers placed on a brown surface against a muted yellow background.
Cover of Dehazed magazine featuring a young woman with fair skin, red hair, wearing a black quilted garment and a lace head covering, holding a bird with brown, orange, and blue feathers, against a dark background. The title "DEHAZED" is at the top in large orange letters, with the name "Irina Jefimova" in orange at the bottom.
A still life composition with a tall black vase containing green leafy stems and blue flowers, a bowl of red grapes, a partially opened apricot, and a small white rock on a rustic wooden surface against a gray background.