Mentoring & Consulting

Photo by Luka Gogichaishvili

Houston FotoFest, 2024



Photography is not only about creating strong images — it is also about finding the right context, audience and opportunities for your work.

 

With more than 15 years of experience as a curator, festival organizer, reviewer and educator, I support photographers, artists and cultural practitioners in developing their projects, portfolios and professional strategies.

 

Whether you are preparing for a portfolio review, applying to festivals and open calls, planning an exhibition or looking for

long-term guidance, I offer individual feedback, practical advice and an international perspective shaped by my work across Europe and the South Caucasus.

 

Sessions are available online or in person. 

 

Interested in a portfolio review, mentoring session or curatorial consultation? I'd be happy to hear from you: [email protected]

Something personal about me

° What do I like to get lost in: reading, daydreaming and endless research

° What interests me besides photography, art, film, music and literature: astronomy

° What else would I have liked to become: astronaut

° How to move: Meditation, Pilates and Yoga — because coffee alone isn't a life strategy.

° What I always miss: the endless summers at my grandparents' house in Guria, western Georgia

° What I do secretly: writing

° Guilty pleasure: a few musical sins from the ’80s and ’90s, and Mon Chéri

° The love of my life: Luka and Shio

° What else matters: Friends who know how I am and still love me 

Anything else

° I love connecting with people, developing ideas together and building bridges between different cultures.

° In my workshops, seminars and portfolio reviews, I like to meet people where they are and support them in finding and developing their own path.

° I am particularly interested in artistic and documentary photography. My curatorial focus includes themes of identity, migration, emerging voices, and women in photography and contemporary art.

° My artistic work is primarily conceptual and partly autobiographical. At the moment, I am especially interested in the interplay of text and image. I enjoy working with analogue techniques and experimenting with alternative photographic processes.

 

Photo by Ketevan Gvinepadze

Paris, 2025