Portraiture Shortlist

This series was inspired by the photographer’s memories of collecting a series of old postage stamps with horses on them. Trust Me explores the trust between an animal and a person, with photographs taken in different countries to reflect the diversity of cultures, clothing, and the characters of both the people and their horses. To date, the series covers four countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India and Nepal – but the photographer’s dream is to include a photograph from every country in the world.

Ryaskov Ivan Ivanovich. Kazakhstan, Karaganda in 1988. in the family of a miner and a seamstress.
since 2013, he has been actively working in the field of video and photo in Kazakhstan.
since 2015 began to travel and try himself in creative cinema.
in 2021 shot his first documentary film "Shyrdak"
I have been traveling in India and Nepal in search of creative ideas and inspiration. I am preparing a large exhibition "Miniatures of the Himalayas"
shot documentary film "4 way"