Boris Mikhailov Wins 2015 Goslar Kaiserring Award for Photography

Boris Mikhailov, a Ukrainian photographer who splits his time between Berlin and Ukraine, received the Goslar Kaiserring Award in 2015. His work vividly portrays life during and after the Soviet era, earning him several prestigious honors, such as the Spectrum International Prize for photography in 2012 and the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in 2000. Notably, he represented Ukraine at the Venice Biennale in 2007. Mikhailov's pieces have been displayed in major art institutions worldwide, including New York's Museum of Modern Art, Hannover's Sprengel Museum, London’s Tate Modern, and Vienna’s Kunsthalle Wien. The award announcement took place on October 12, 2015.