Maria Turchenkova is a Russian-French documentary photographer.

In her work she mainly focuses on the relationships between people and environment.

She worked with TIME Magazine, Le Monde, UNFPA, CNN Photo, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, ARTE, The Times and others.

Turchenkova was selected for the Joop Swart Masterclass in 2013 and named PDN’s 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch in 2014. In 2015 she was granted Paul Klebnikov Civil Society Fellowship by the Harriman Institute at Columbia University.

Her work was exhibited in the Annenberg Space For Photography, Bayeux Photo Festival, the Columbia University, the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit, etc.