Yana Liashenko
Born in the city of Kremenchuk (Ukraine) in 1989. She began her journey in photography and videography in her hometown in 2015, later moved to Kyiv, and is currently continuing her work in New York (USA).
She is the author of the Ukrainian project “First Breath” and its continuation “First Breath” in the United States. She is also a member of the American association American Photographic Artists (USA).
Her work focuses on the emotional moments of motherhood, including documentary-style shooting during childbirth (“birth photography”) and the first days of a newborn’s life. She emphasizes naturalness and authenticity in life’s moments.
Publications:
- Book: “Empathic Photo Documentation of Childbirth: An Author’s Method of Visualizing Birth” (2025)
- Cosmopolitan Ukraine (2025)
- Ukrainian People (2023)
- Ventz Magazine (2024)
- Solo photography exhibition “First Breath – Life In Every Shot” (New York, USA, 2023)