About Alexej Sachov
Ukrainian-German conceptual artist working exclusively underwater. The ocean as studio, laboratory, and archive.
Alexej Sachov (b. 1972, Kharkiv) is a conceptual artist whose practice takes place entirely during scuba dives. With a background in rocket engineering and formal training at the Kyiv Photography School (2018-2022), he creates work that explores emergence, transformation, and survival at the boundary between the built world and the natural one.
His three ongoing series each use distinct physical processes as their generative method: long-exposure choreography with dancers submerged in the sea, controlled compression and release of collected marine debris, and extreme macro studies of living coral. No composites, no digital painting. The ocean provides both subject and condition.
Exhibition activity is managed through Sachov Art OÜ, based in Tallinn, with a studio in Kyiv.
Awards & Recognition
- Best of Photo Basel 2024, selected by PhMuseum and The Guardian
- Aesthetica Art Prize finalist (2024), longlisted 2023 and 2025
- Nature Photographer of the Year, Prix de la Photographie, 2023
- Two-time 1st place, Travel Photographer of the Year, 2022
- 1st place, Monochrome Awards and Neutral Density Awards, 2022/23
- Landscape Photographer of the Year, Annual Photography Awards, 2021
- Four-time gold medalist, Tokyo and Budapest Photography Awards
- Three-time Jury Top 5, International Photography Awards
- Overall winner, Vienna Photography Awards, 2021
- Commended, Siena Creative Photography Awards
Exhibited in France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Ukraine.
Exhibitions & Collaborations
For exhibition proposals, studio visits, or curatorial inquiries, please visit the contact page.