" Russia is a country without a ceiling neither a floor » ( S.Maximishin ) .

Sergey Maximishin is considered to be one of the most important Russian photoreporters. His photographs (not staged, not altered, and produced on command for newspapers and magazines) are much more then photojpurnalistic work. With their perfect composition, framing and color palette, they are true tableaux.

Represented by Liza Fetissova Gallery (ex-Russiantearoom gallery) since 2009.

Awards

2001 - Russia Press Photo contest: First Place in "Culture" category, First Place in "Daily life" category, First Place in "Daily life" category

"Photographer of the year" award from"Ogonyok" magazine

2002 - Russia Press Photo contest: First Place in "the Nature, ecology and an environment" category ; "Photographer of the year of St-Petersburg" award

"Best report of the year" award from the Russian Academy of Journalism

2003 - Russia Press Photo contest: First Place ; Special jury award

2004 - World Press Photo: First Place in "Arts and entertainment" Russia Press Photo contest: First Place in "People" (single) category

2006 - World Press Photo: First Place in "Daily life" (single) category.

Collections 

Musée Nicephore Nièpce (France), FNAC (Fond National d’Art Contemporain, France), Houston Museum of Art (USA), Fondation Carmagnac, (France), Maison Particulière (Belgium), Arendt & Medernacht (Luxemburg), private collections