Julia Zyrina

Julia Zyrina was born in the USSR and has been living in the Netherlands since 2013. She is a mobile photographer whose work centers on family life, capturing the playful and curious moments of her children as they explore the world around them. Working at the intersection of photography and mixed media, she transforms her mobile images through embroidery, cyanotype, collage and acrylic, creating tactile works that add new layers of meaning and interpretation to everyday scenes. Julia is a winner of IPPAWARDS 2025 and is featured in Masters by IPPAWARDS., was shortlisted for the Global Peace Photo Award in 2024. Her photographs have been showcased at photography festivals in Arles, São Paulo and Trieste and presented in group exhibitions in cities including Rome, Venice, Paris, Milan, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Cardiff, Porto.