Viktoria Rogotneva was born in 1969 in Frunze, Kirgizia, which was then part of the Soviet Union. She spent most of her life in sunny Uzbekistan, also a former part of the USSR. She graduated in 1996 as a nuclear geophysicist at Sankt-Petersburg University, but now lives in Saint Petersburg and works in real estate.
She has always been interested in travelling, and as a high school student she would open the World Atlas and enjoy the bright pictures of various countries. She could not have imagined that only 20 years later she would have had fantastic experiences travelling independently through many regions. Now she is absolutely sure that a person’s life is only formed by desires.
Travelling and photography are now her most favorite hobbies. She enjoys organizing her own trips to the most isolated and wild parts of the world and photographing them for her own satisfaction. Her list of visited countries includes Algeria, Libya, Yemen, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, RSA, Ethiopia, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, USA, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Iceland, and China, totalling 50 countries.
“My main aim is not just to increase the number of countries visited, but to combine travelling and photography to experience fascinating adventures.”
Her main aim is to combine travelling and photography to experience fascinating adventures, not just to increase the number of countries visited. On her website, you can view and buy her photographs, as well as read notes from trips and find out more about her future travel projects and expeditions. Her work reflects her deep passion for exploring the world.
Q: What defines Viktoria Rogotneva’s photography style?
A: Her photography is defined by her adventurous spirit and her ability to capture the beauty of remote and wild places. She combines her love for travel with her photography to create images that tell stories of her experiences, and her work reflects her deep passion for exploring the world.