Olya Morvan is passionate about documentary photography and photojournalism – she is a photo historian of our time. “I would like to capture our world as accurately and deeply as possible, without bias. I am fascinated by the people I see around me so often my photographs picture human lives.”

Olya, currently based in Chennai, is mentored by Yannick Cormier, Documentary Photographer. Together they work to enhance her sense of composition and improve her technical skills through her projects focusing on the Metro of Chennai, the festivals in Kovagam, TN and on the Buddhist Monks in and around Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir.
In a more intimate portrait of humanity, Olya followed Minnal, a homeless woman, to tell her story with all its dignity, joy and sadness.
Olya attended the 2013 Delhi Photo Festival’s Magnum workshop led by Raghu Rai and as a result was featured in the British Journal of Photography. (http://www.bjp-online.com/2013/12/magnum-photos-workshop-showcase-olya-morvan/)

As Olya continues her travels through Asia, she returns regularly to her native country of Ukraine to record the trials and triumphs of the anti-government protesters in her hometown.

To see more of Olya’s work: http://olyamorvan.com/