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 Tyumen. 

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