Black Dog (2019) Photography by Tatsiana Melnikava

Tatsiana Melnikava is a dog and portrait photographer. Her work is defined by innovative and forward-thinking lighting. She was born in Belarus in 1970 and spent 24 years as a pianist at the Minsk Conservatory. She traveled to Kiev (Ukraine) in 1995 to study photography at the Fotomaster school of Alex Abramov, one of the most renowned Ukrainian photographers. Leonid Levit, a brilliant portrait photographer, was also one of her mentors.

She married in 2006 and relocated to Ravenna, Italy, with her husband Giovanni and their four wonderful dogs Horowitz, Opalino, Rubelia, and Soldino. Her husband, a dog trainer, and ethologist who has written three books, assist her in her work.

She collaborates on the creation of the "Estro Armonico" collection's bijoux and accessories with images of dogs with artisans Camilla Coccari and Simona Morgagni. She runs the laboratory and shows space in Ravenna's historic center (where her little Photo Atelier is also located) with them. Several Italian breeders and cynophilists are among her clients, as are those from Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, France, Germany, Finland, and Russia.

• Nationality: BELARUS
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Belarusian Artists