Photographer and visual artist based in London
As a photographer, I document the everyday routines and textures of British life through the eyes of an outsider turned insider. My work is shaped by the experience of immigration - the act of building a new home, new identity and learning to see the world again through that shift.
What began as a personal record of arrival has grown into a broader reflection on rootedness, routine and the slow formation of identity in a place that was once foreign but now feels like home.
Occasionally, I return to portrait drawing - a much slower, rarer practice. Each of these pieces, whether in pencil or digital form, is a meditation on what it means to be fully present with another.
Events and publications
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Urban, 5 - 29 November 2025, Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow
Fleeting Moments, Decagon Gallery (online)
Open Theme 2025, Grid Gallery (online)
Still in Summer, 1 - 31 August - 2025, Float London
Still in Spring, 2 May - 2 June 2025, Float, London
Still In Winter, 24 January - 24 February 2025, Float, London
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The Everyday, Reimagined: Maria Aleksanyan’s Visual Record, Muse International
Lensculture Editors’ Pick, Street Photography Awards, 2025
Still in Spring exhibition catalogue, 2025
Still in Winter exhibition catalogue, 2025
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Fleeting Moments, Decagon Gallery, Director’s Choice and catalogue cover artist
London Photography Awards, May 2025. Image: 237 to White City | Category: London Photography - Street, Gold Winner
British Photography Awards (Mobile), March 2024. Image: dear dairy | Category: Food and Drink, runner-up
British Photography Awards (Mobile), March 2024. Image: Brook Tea Rooms | Category: Food and Drink, runner-up