Alexey Yurenev

Alexey Yurenev is a photographer and visual researcher exploring how technology shapes knowledge production and collective memory. His documentary projects have been published in The New York Times, National Geographic, Topic, and FOAM magazine. Yurenev’s work has been recognized by Photographer of the Year International, the Silurian Society of New York, the Dummy Award ’24, and nominated for an Emmy and Shorty Awards. His work has been exhibited at the FOAM Museum and is part of the Johns Hopkins University Special Collections.

In 2020, Yurenev co-founded FOTODEMIC.org, a platform dedicated to innovative visual strategies, and became a faculty member at the International Center of Photography in New York. Since 2019, he has been developing Silent Hero, a visual research project investigating the potential of technologies like machine learning, photography, and forensic imaging to engage with histories, including a previously unknown family episode from WWII. The project has led to multiple outcomes, including the book Seeing Against Seeing, the graphic novel 17.VII.44, and the short film No One Is Forgotten.

Yurenev holds an MA in Photography & Society from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, and is based in New York City.