She studied at the Photo Faculty of the St. Petersburg House of Journalists alongiside Sergey Maximishin. Her work chronicles the social issues of everyday life, covering subjects ranging from the homeless and migrant workers to lunatic asylums and circuses. In 2006, she was awarded the Grand Prix at the Best Photo Correspondent of the Year in St. Petersburg. She took part in the fourteenth annual World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass (2007) and was an artist in residence in Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam (2008–2009). Currently she takes part in Reflexions Masterclass (2010–2011). Her photographs, in solo and group exhibitions and festivals, have been shown in many countries, such as Russia, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Norway, and China, among others. Her other series can be found here.