Aliona Kardash (b. 1990) is a documentary photographer from Siberia based in Hamburg, Germany.
Kardash graduated in journalism at the Tomsk State University in Russia, and in photography in the International Class of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund. Since 2012, Kardash has worked as a freelance photojournalist for international publications, including Der Spiegel, The Washington Post, GEO, Stern, Die Zeit, Zeit Magazin, and Zeit Wissen. In 2022, she was awarded the STERN Stipendium, working for a year as a photojournalist for Stern Magazine.
Her work is deeply influenced by her personal background, exploring cultural and national identity, the connection between people and their past, and the shared narrative that emerges from individual stories.
She is a member of DOCKS collective.
World Press Photo Involvement:
2025 World Press Photo Contest winner
Aliona Kardash on Social Media:
Instagram: @_aliona_kardash
