Kee Ushcheka (b. 1981, Ukraine) is a documentary photographer based in Konstanz, Germany.
Her work focuses on vulnerability, displacement, and the fragile conditions of belonging, shaped by her own lived experience of migration and war.
After leaving Eastern Ukraine in 2014, Ushcheka began photographing to process displacement and remain connected to the realities of others living through instability.
Her practice is rooted in long-term projects and close, respectful encounters with the people she photographs.
Rather than staging situations, she works through presence and trust, allowing relationships and narratives to unfold over time.
Through her work, Ushcheka explores how identity, memory, and environment shape human experience, and how moments of vulnerability can reveal dignity, resilience, and quiet strength.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including solo exhibitions in Germany, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic, as well as group exhibitions in Germany and India. In 2017, she received the FIAP Silver Medal at the Sunflower International Photo Salon.
She is currently developing long-term projects focused on migration, social environments, and belonging, including the book project Belonging.
Artist Statement
I am a documentary and artistic photographer working with themes of vulnerability, transformation, and human resilience.
My practice is rooted in lived experience and long-term engagement.
I do not approach photography as observation, but as presence, staying long enough for something real to emerge.
Through close collaboration and trust, I explore how vulnerability becomes visible not as a weakness but as a condition of truth.
My work moves between personal and social narratives, reflecting on identity, dignity, and the fragile space of belonging.
Alongside my photographic projects, I develop books as a form of continuity — a way to hold and extend these stories over time.
For collaborations, exhibitions, editorial work, and project inquiries, please contact:
ok [dot] ushcheka [at] gmail [dot] com