Yuriy Ogarkov, an established advertising photographer with German roots and Ukrainian origins, divides his time between the vibrant cities of Berlin and Barcelona. Specializing in sports, people, and lifestyle images, his portfolio, marked by a fusion of elegance, dynamic motion, charming atmospheres, and thoughtfully crafted compositions, showcases a unique blend of elements, each finding its own harmonious place within the frame.

While Yuriy has established a distinctive and recognizable style, his proficiency in technical aspects, art director's intuition, and a natural curiosity for experimentation make him a visual polyglot, seamlessly navigating across diverse photographic genres.

Yuriy's adept communication skills establish a comfortable setting for models, athletes, and talent, promoting creativity and an effortless workflow. His authentic understanding of individuals allows him to customize his direction, bringing out the best in each subject he captures. Yuriy's past experience as a model enriches his directorial talent, offering a unique perspective to guide individuals, even those new to being in front of the camera. This makes subjects feel at ease, contributing their best to the visual narrative.

Yuriy is available to work worldwide. Follow his work on his website and on Instagram.

Yuriy is a German photographer, born in Ukraine and based between Berlin and Barcelona. His photographs of sports and lifestyle are a mixture of elegance, a burst of motion, atmospheric lights and precisely constructed compositions, where every element has its own place.

Although Yuriy has already developed his recognisable style, his high technical knowledge, art director's thinking and curiosity to experiment make him a visual polyglot, which allows him to move flexibly between the photographic genres.

He is always well prepared to meet his client's needs. The combination of German accuracy and Eastern European spontaneity makes working with Yuriy fun, creative and reliable.

As a passionate sports practitioner for many years, Yuriy has worked as a model in the past. This all together gives him a much better understanding of how to direct his models and athletes to get the best results.

Yuriy is available to work worldwide. Follow his work on his website and on Instagram.

Yuriy is a German photographer, born in Ukraine and now mostly based in Barcelona. 

His photographs are a mixture of elegance, bursts of motion, atmospheric lights and precisely constructed compositions, where every element has its own place.

Although Yuriy has already developed his recognisable style, his high technical knowledge, art director's thinking and curiosity to experiment make him a visual polyglot, which allows him to move flexibly between the photographic genres. He is always well-prepared to meet his clients' needs. The combination of German accuracy and Eastern European spontaneity makes working with Yuriy fun, creative and reliable. 

As a passionate sports and martial arts practitioner for many years, Yuriy has worked as a model in the past. This all together gives him a much better understanding of how to direct his models, actors and athletes to get the best results.

Clients include Nike, Gymshark, Afterpay, AirBnB, BMB London, Styleheads Berlin, Loyal Agency Sydney, Matta Agency London.

Title: Fisherman of Manakara

Manakara is a city at the East Coast of Madagascar with its population of 39,540 people. The major part of Manakara's inhabitants belong to the Antaimoro ethnic group, who arrived on the island from the Arabian Peninsula in the 15th or 16th century.

Fishing is the main occupation of men, that engages around 30% of Manakara's population. Boys, who nearly reached the age of seven, are already learning to row, to catch and prepare the fish in the Manakara River before they are allowed to go out into the rough Indian Ocean.

Yuriy is a German photographer, born in Ukraine and now mostly based in Barcelona. 

His photographs are a mixture of elegance, burst of motion, atmospheric lights and precisely constructed compositions,  where every element has its own place.

Although Yuriy has already developed his recognisable style, his high technical knowledge, art director's thinking and curiosity to experiment make him a visual polyglot, which allows him to move flexibly between the photographic genres. He is always well-prepared to meet his clients' needs. The combination of the German accuracy and the Eastern European spontaneity makes working with Yuriy fun, creative and reliable. 

As a passionate sports and martial arts practitioner for many years, Yuriy has worked as a model in the past. This all together gives him a much better understanding on how to direct his models, actors and athletes to get the best results.

Clients include: Gymshark, Afterpay, AirBnB, Loyal Agency Sydney, and Styleheads Berlin.

Yuriy Ogarkov is a German photographer, born in Ukraine and based in Barcelona.

Long before Yuriy became an advertising, sport and fashion photographer, he discovered a passion for travelling and learning about different cultures. His most acclaimed work is about the shamans of Siberia. In that self-produced project Yuriy was travelling through Siberia living and photographing the lifestyle of shaman communities.

The series won many international awards, exhibited in Los Angeles and was published in prominent publications. When Yuriy is not busy doing commercial photography, he uses the time to travel and discover unique corners of our planet. His communication skills, curiosity and respect to other cultures enable him access and trust of people that he photographs. It gives Yuriy the ability to capture people in their everyday life in a natural and authentic way.

Awards: Survival International’s Photo 2019 competition; Monovisions Photography Awards 2019, Hhonorable mention; MIFA - Moscow International Foto Awards 2018, bronze; Chromatic Photography Awards 2017, 1st place; The International Photographer 2017, Finalist; Neutral Density Photography Awards 2017, 2nd place; 124th Toronto International Salon Of Photography 2017, 2nd place; IV FAPA Fine Art Photography Awards - Travel: Professional Nominees.

Yuriy is a German photographer, born in Ukraine and now mostly based in Barcelona. 

His photographs are a mixture of elegance, burst of motion, atmospheric lights and precisely constructed compositions, where every element has its own place. Although Yuriy has already developed his recognisable style, his high technical knowledge, art director's thinking and curiosity to experiment make him a visual polyglot, which allows him to move flexibly between the photographic genres.

He is always well-prepared to meet his clients' needs. The combination of the German accuracy and the Eastern European spontaneity makes working with Yuriy fun, creative and reliable. Nevertheless Yuriy is also well connected with the production companies from Kiev, Ukraine, which can be helpful to find the most efficient solutions for the client's budget and needs while shooting in Eastern Europe.

As a passionate sports and martial arts practitioner for many years, Yuriy has worked as a model in the past. This all together gives him a much better understanding on how to direct his models, actors and athletes to get the best results.

Yuriy's photographs are a mixture of elegance, burst of motion, atmospheric lights and precisely constructed compositions, where every element has its own place.

Although Yuriy has already developed his recognisable style, his high technical knowledge, art director's thinking and curiosity to experiment make him a visual polyglot, which allows him to move flexibly between the photographic genres: sports, fashion, portraiture and travel.

He is always well-prepared to meet his clients' needs. The combination of the German accuracy and the Eastern European spontaneity makes working with Yuriy fun, creative and reliable. Nevertheless Yuriy is well connected with the production companies from Kiev, which can be helpful to find the most efficient solutions for the client's budget and needs.

As a passionate sports and martial arts practitioner for many years, Yuriy has worked as a model in the past. This all together gives him a much better understanding on how to direct his models and athletes to get the best results. 

Clients inlclude: Gymshark, Afterpay, and Airbnb.

Yuriy's photographs are a mixture of elegance, burst of motion, atmospheric lights and precisely constructed compositions, where every element has its own place.

Although Yuriy has already developed his recognisable style, his high technical knowledge, art director's thinking and curiosity to experiment make him a visual polyglot, which allows him to move flexibly between the photographic genres: sports, fashion, portraiture and travel.

He is always well-prepared to meet his clients' needs. The combination of the German accuracy and the Eastern European spontaneity makes working with Yuriy fun, creative and reliable.

As a passionate sports and martial arts practitioner for many years, Yuriy has worked as a model in the past. This all together gives him a much better understanding on how to direct his models and athletes to get the best results. A good example of Yuriy's contemporary sport imagery is the campaign "Arrival" for the brand Gymshark.

Yuriy's photographs are a mixture of elegance, burst of motion, atmospheric lights and precisely constructed compositions, where every element has its own place.

Although Yuriy has already developed his recognisable style, his high technical knowledge, art director's thinking and curiosity to experiment make him a visual polyglot, which allows him to move flexibly between the photographic genres.

He is always well-prepared to meet his clients' needs. The combination of the German accuracy and the Eastern European spontaneity makes working with Yuriy fun, creative and reliable.

As a passionate sports and martial arts practitioner for many years, Yuriy has worked as a model in the past. This all together gives him a much better understanding on how to direct his models to get the best results. A good example of Yuriy's contemporary sport imagery is the campaign "Arrival" for the brand Gymshark.