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| To determine who are the experts in photography criticism in Ukraine, the online guide Photo Exhibitions in Kiev www.FotoKiev.info conducted expert poll
of well-known photographers, gallery owners, curators, organizers of
photo exhibitions, photography festivals and other photographic
activities, teachers of photography, art critics and other professionals
in photography and arts. The poll was conducted from November to December of 2011, there were interviewed 53 experts from different cities of Ukraine. The survey addressed only one aspect of photo criticism - the competence to select and evaluate photographs. Everyone was asked the same question: "Could you write, who, in your opinion, in Ukraine are the experts in photography criticism - those who can distinguish good and interesting photos from others? In other words, who in Ukraine could you trust the selection of photographs for a collective exhibition or photo book, or to do a portfolio-review, or to judge a photo contest?" The expert poll was conducted using snowball method, design and execution of the research were done by DK Media Research & Consulting. The table below lists all experts who have been called by three or more of other experts. They are listed in descending order of votes received. Those who received the same number of votes are listed in alphabetical order. Appearance on this list and position in it are due only to the fact that the person is considered an expert in photography criticism by the number of other experts. |
| Votes received |
Expert who received the votes |
About them |
| 17 | Alexander Lyapin | Photographer, editor of Foto.ua, curator, Kiev |
| 11 | Victor Maruschenko | Photographer, head of Victor Maruschenko School of Photography, Kiev |
| 8 | Yevgeniy Solonin | Curator, director of Museum of Modern Art of Ukraine, founder of Kiev Photo Biennale, Kiev |
| 6 | Alexander Zhilin | Deputy chief editor of Photographer magazine, Kiev |
| 5 |
Alexander Glyadyelov | Photographer, Kiev |
| 5 | Andrey Trilisskiy | Director of RA gallery, president of the International Festival of Photography KievFotoCom, Kiev |
| 5 | Igor Gaidai | Photographer, Camera gallery owner, Kiev |
| 4 | Alexander Soloviov | Art critic, curator, deputy director general of arts center Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kiev |
| 4 | Konstantin Smolyaninov | Photographer, curator, Lviv |
| 4 | Pavel Gudimov | Founder and curator of Ya Gallery, Kiev |
| 4 | Vladimir Falin | Photographer, photo reporter for news agency Ukrinform, Kiev |
| 4 | Yuri Kosin | Photographer, Kiev |
| 3 | Sergey Buslenko | Photographer, Rivne |
| 3 | Vadim Yatsenko | Brucie Collections gallery owner, Kiev |
| 3 | Victoria Mironenko | Art critic, lecturer at the Institute of Art Modeling and Design, Kiev |
| 3 | Yevgeniy Komarov | Photographer, Yalta |
| 3 | Yevgeniy Kompaniychenko | Photographer, Zaporizhia |
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