Artem was born in 1968 in Moscow. He started shooting in 1977, and got into photography as a professional in 1988. Since 1996 Artem Zhitenev works with newspapers and magazines. Lives in Moscow, Russia.

A member of International Federation of Journalists.

Awards:
1999 — 2nd Prize in the Press Photo contest. Moscow, Russia
2010 – Participant London Street Photography Festival. London, England
2011 — Finalist of the Best of Russia photo contest. Moscow, Russia
2011 — 1st Prize The first open national award “best photographer”. Moscow. Russia
2012 — Finalist of the Best of Russia photo contest. Moscow, Russia
2012 — 1st Prize «Civil Protest». Moscow, Russia.
2012 — 2nd Prize in the Efremov photojournalism contest. Tyumen, Russia
2012 — Finalist Festival of street photography. Moscow.
2013 — Finalist Street photography from Eastern Europe. Lublin, Poland
2013 — «Silver Camera», Moscow, Russia.
2014 — Finalist Street photography from Eastern Europe. Lublin, Poland
2014 — Finalist Miami Street Photography Festival. Miami, USA
2014 — «Silver Camera», Moscow, Russia.
2015 — Finalist The best of Russia. Moscow, Russia
2015 — Finalist  Istanbul Photo Contest. Istanbul, Turkey
2015 — «Silver Camera». Moscow, Russia
2017 — Finalist Street photography from Eastern Europe. Poland.
2017 — Finalist Miami Street Photography Festival. Miami, USA
2019 — Finalist Brussels Street Photography Festival. Brussel, Belgium
2020 – Finalist  TOP-10 Istanbul Street Photography Festival. Istanbul, Turkey
2021 – Finalist London Street Photography Festival. London, England

Projects:
2009 – «PUBLICATION magazine #1 Inspiratio
2010 – «Street Photography Now». London, England.
2012 — «Third Eye». Moscow, Russia.
2012 — «Civil Protest». Moscow, Russia.
2012 — «XXI.MY PACIFIC OCEAN». Moscow, Russia.
2014 — «Innervisions». Moscow, Russia.

Interview:
2015 — «Bird In Flight»
2016 – Fotopolis.pl
2020 – Streetphotography.com

Workshops: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kostroma, Uglich, Sevastopol, Krasnodar, Novosibirsk, Podolsk, Tallinn, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

You’re welcome to email me at:

artem68@gmail.com