About

Born in Lviv, Ukraine, in 1987.

Currently lives in Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK.

Works in the genres of documentary and art photography. He is also a curator, teacher, and judge of various international competitions, as well as a member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers.

Co-founder of the Ukrainian Street Photography group.

Author of two books: Sykhiv (Lviv, 2020) and Two Rooms (Lviv, 2021).

Since 2021, he has been working as a curator of photographic projects at the Lviv Art Center.

Winner and finalist of numerous awards, including:

  • National Award Photographer of the Year (2016)

  • Leica Street Photo (2019)

  • Miami Street Photo Festival (2016, 2017, 2018)

  • Streets Sans Frontières (2018)

  • Documentary Family Awards (2017, 2018, 2019)

  • Life Framer (2022)

  • reFocus Awards (2022)

  • IPA (2022)

  • LensCulture Black & White Awards (USA, 2024)

His work has been published in The Guardian, LFI, Burn Magazine, National Geographic, LensCulture, Fisheye Magazine, and other publications.

Contact

tarasbychko@gmail.com
+447392007765


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CV

Personal Photo Exhibitions:

  • "Towards the Light" - Lviv Historical Museum, Lviv, 2014

  • "In Search of Light" - Gallery of the Ukrainian House, Warsaw, 2018

  • "ScenoGRAF" - Scenography Gallery, Lviv, 2020

  • "Close" - Lviv Municipal Art Center, Lviv, 2022

  • "Two Rooms" - Dzyga Gallery, Lviv, 2022

  • "Closlely" - Small Gallery of the Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv, 2022

  • "In Search of Light" - Bimbo Gallery, Kyiv, 2022

  • Exhibition Project "Shelter," Photo Exhibition "Rear" Lviv Art Center, Lviv, 2022

  • "Out of Time" - Trinity Art Centre, UK, 2022

  • "Out of Time" - Lviv Municipal Art Center, Ukraine, 2023

  • "Royal Tunbridge Wells" - The Amelia Scott, UK, 2024

  • "ERASED TIME" - Leica Gallery London, UK, 2025

Awards:

  • Winner of the Ukrainian National Photography Award "Photographer of the Year" in the "Street Photography" category (2016)

  • Winner of the Ukrainian National Photography Award "Photographer of the Year" in the "Still Life" category (2016)

  • Winner of the International Competition "Documentary Family Awards" (USA, 2018)

  • Winner of the International Competition "Life Framer" (USA, 2022)

  • Winner of the International Competition "reFocus Awards" (USA, 2022)

  • Winner of the International Competition "IPA - International Photography Awards" (USA, 2022)

Author of Photo Books :

  • "Sykhiv" (2020)

  • "Two Rooms" (2021)

Zines :

  • "ISO" (2020)

  • "Dreamland. Side of sea" (2023)

  • "Incognito" (2024)

  • "Glass veil" (2024)

Selected Group Exhibitions:

  • "Sensitivity. Contemporary Ukrainian Photography" - Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv, 2021

  • "OntheEdgeFest" - Tallinn, 2022

  • "War Diaries" - 8th International Photo Festival in Suwon, Korea, 2022

  • "Flash. Ukrainian Photography Today" - Ukrainian House, Kyiv, 2022

  • "Ukraine. Under Another Sky" - Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, 2022

  • UKU Fest - Fotografiska Tallinn, 2025 

  • OUR RIUKZAK: Maria + Yehor, Format fesival - Derby, 2025

  • In total, a participant in over 50 group international exhibition projects

Finalist:

  • Miami Street Photo Festival (USA, 2016, 2017, 2018)

  • Eastreet 4 - Photography of Eastern Europe (Poland, 2017)

  • Odessa / Batumi Photodays (Georgia, 2017)

  • Leica Street Photo (Poland, 2018)

  • Street Sans Frontières (France, 2018)

  • Life Framer (USA, 2022)

  • LensCulture Black & White Awards (USA, 2024)

Photos by Taras Bychko have been included in the books :

  • "100 Great Street Photographs" (Prestel, UK, 2017),

  • "Stuck in here" (France, 2022)

  • "Flash" (Ukraine, 2024)

  • OUR RIUKZAK: Maria + Yehor (Canada, 2025)

His photos and projects have been published in LFI - Leica Fotography International, Burn Magazine, National Geographic, Lens Culture, 121 Clicks, Bird in Flight, The Village, Reporters, and others.

Since 2017, he has been a member of the National Society of Photo Artists of Ukraine (NSPAU).

Since 2019, he has been a member of the international street photography collective "Little Box Collective"

He is one of the founders of the "Ukrainian Street Photography" ( *now Ukranian Documentary Photography group) (2017).

Jury Member for International Photo Contests:

  • "Documentary Family Awards - DFA" (2019)

  • "Istanbul Photography Festival - IPF" (2020)

  • "London Street Photography Festival - LSPF" (2021)

  • "Italian Street Photography Festival" (2022)

  • "Budapest Street Photography Festival" (2022)

  • "Moment Street Photo Awards" (2022)

  • The Wall  – 8th Edition – International Photography Competition (2024)