Slava Kostylev is a documentary and art photographer. He explores the uniqueness of Russian villages and provincial towns, and documents the lives of marginalized communities and subcultures. 

Born in Tyumen region. Lives in Saint-Petersburg. 

Education

2017-2021 — Industrial University of Tyumen, Electrical engineering 

2022-2023 — Docdocdoc School of Contemporary Photography, Documentary Photography

2024-2025 — Docdocdoc School of Contemporary Photography, Experiences of Contemporary Photography

Group exhibitions

2021 — Synchronization — Slovtsov Museum — Tyumen

2025 — Ural Station — Yeltsin Center — Ekaterinburg

Publications

Ludi Baikala: Foreign body

Zapovednik: Selenginsk

Takie Dela: How a second grader defeated death