Hi, I’m Irina — a fine art photographer based in Melbourne, with over 20 years of experience in still life, travel and landscape photography. My work is inspired by nature, flowers and organic forms, and my goal is to create artworks that bring calm, beauty and a sense of harmony into your home.

My passion for flowers began in childhood, during a summer internship where I learned how to grow, dry and arrange them. That early experience stayed with me and continues to shape the way I work today.

Over the years, this love evolved into my signature style — hand-arranged botanical compositions created from real flowers, native botanicals, branches, shells and natural textures. Each artwork is built physically as a still life before the camera, then carefully photographed and refined to achieve depth and a distinctive three-dimensional effect.

No AI. No digital illustration.

Originally from Almaty, Kazakhstan, I now call Melbourne home, where I live with my husband and our three children. Travel and exploration remain an important part of my creative life and often influence my colour palettes, textures and compositions.

All artworks are released as limited editions, individually signed and numbered. They are printed using museum-grade archival inks and fine art materials, chosen for their longevity, detail and soft, painterly finish.

My work has been recognised with several international awards, including the Bluethumb Art Prize, Unearthed Art Prize and the Epson International Pano Awards, and is held in private collections across Australia and overseas.

From early concepts and test shoots to final printing and framing, every piece is created with care and intention. My philosophy is simple: to create art that feels personal, uplifting and quietly powerful — artwork you can live with and return to every day.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

I’m truly grateful to share my work with you. ✨

Exhibitions

2026 Mornington Art Show
Where: Peninsula Community Theatre, Mornington

2025 Affordable Art Fair Sydney
Where: Carriageworks, Sydney

2025 Affordable Art Fair Melbourne
Where: Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

2025 Affordable Art Fair Brisbane
Where: Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane

2025 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
Where: Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

2024 Albert Park College Art Show
Where: APC Art Show, Melbourne

2024 The Other Art Fair - Sydney
Where: White Bay Cruise Terminal, Sydney

2024 Affordable Art Fair Melbourne
Where: Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

2024 Group Exhibition ‘Small-Scale Art Award’
Where: Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane

2024 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
Where: Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

2024 Group Exhibition ‘Open Minds’
Where: ‘Art to Art’ Gallery, Melbourne

2023 Group Shows ‘LIMITLESS 2023’ & ‘Summer Series’
Where: 26 Advantage Gallery, Melbourne

2023 The Other Art Fair - Sydney
Where: The Cutaway, Barangaroo, Sydney

2022 Exhibition ‘Meridians’
Where: G3 Artspace, Kingston Art Gallery, Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale

Awards

🌟 Lethbridge Small-Scale Art Award 2024 | Finalist
Lethbridge Gallery

🌟 Unearthed Art Prize 2024 | Finalist
Art2Art Gallery

🌟 The ‘Bluethumb ArtPrize 2023’ | Finalist
Categories: Still-life, Founders Award.

🌟 The EPSON International Pano Awards | 2020 Bronze
Categories: Landscape/Travel.

🌟 International Photography Awards | 2020 Honourable Mention
Categories: Fine Art, Still Life; Landscape; Travel / Wanderlust; Panorama / Panoramic. 

🌟 Photographer of the Year | TOP-10 list
Categories: Black and White; Travel

🌟 The Mono Australian Photography Awards
Highly Commended and Top-20/Top-30 Lists
Categories: Places; People.


Publications
Kingston Arts, ‘Meridian’