About Dima Soldatov
Dima Soldatov (Dmitrii Soldatov) is a photographer based in Arnhem, the Netherlands. His work is rooted in analog photography and focuses on observation of place through both single images and structured photographic series published as zines.
This page provides contextual information about the practice behind the work shown on this site. The homepage functions as a visual selection of images, while project pages present individual zines in full detail. Here, the practice is defined as a whole: how the work is made, how it is structured, and how different bodies of work relate to each other.
Practice
The work moves between two photographic modes.
Some images exist as single, self-contained observations — direct responses to a moment that function as complete visual statements. Others develop into longer series when a subject persists over time, eventually forming zines or printed publications.
Both approaches are part of the same practice: working through environments and responding to what is visually present. The work is not defined by a single genre, but by an ongoing attention to places, structures, and moments that appear during movement through space.
Themes
- Urban infrastructure and public space
- Everyday street observation
- Natural landscapes and remote environments
- Transitional and overlooked spaces
- Detail-based perception and close observation
- Analog photographic processes and material image-making
- Sequenced work and independent zine publishing
Process
The work is based on analog photography across multiple formats, selected depending on the scale and intention of each project. This includes 35mm, medium format, large format, and pinhole cameras.
Film is developed and processed by hand. Printing and contact printing are part of a home-based darkroom practice. This material workflow is an important part of how images are finalized and understood.
Zines are the primary publishing format of the work. Each publication is treated as a physical object where sequencing, pacing, and format define how the photographs are experienced.
Selected projects (zines)
Each project links to a dedicated page with full series presentation, images, and purchase information.
- Panoramic Arnhem (2026) — 6×17 pinhole panoramas from Arnhem and surrounding areas
- RIJ PLEK (2026) — photographic study of numbered bicycle parking spaces beneath Arnhem Centraal station
- Postponed (2023) — photographic series based on two visits to Antwerp over time
- Paint It Green (2022) — landscape work from the Jungfrau region in the Swiss Alps
- Paint It White (2022) — high-altitude landscape study from Jungfraujoch
Publications and selected presentations
Alongside zines, selected works have appeared in online and community-based photographic contexts.
Analog Cat Collective
Hand-printed analog photograph of a cat, contributed to a community open call supporting stray and shelter animals.
First Contact (2025), Arnhem, Netherlands
6×17 pinhole contact print and 6×6 contact sheet, toned with selenium and iron blue toner. Presented in a community open call context.
First Contact (2024), Arnhem, Netherlands
Contact print of a 4×5 seascape photographed in Sardinia, presented in a community open call context.
PhotoVogue (Vogue Italia) — portfolio inclusion
Photograph titled Another World, included in the photographer portfolio on the PhotoVogue platform.
Elsewhere
Work is shared through Instagram, Flickr, and Reddit:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dm_soldatov/
- Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dm_soldatov/
- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/dsoldatov/
These platforms function as extensions of the practice, while soldatov.me serves as the primary archive and publication space for all projects and zines.
Contact
Contact: dima@soldatov.me