About Mikhail Paramonov: Fine-Art Photographer

Mikhail Paramonov is a fine-art photographer known for his intimate portraiture, exploring themes of silence, intimacy, youth, and natural presence. His artistic practice focuses on the delicate intersection of light, breath, and those unguarded human moments — when an individual stops performing and simply exists. By employing minimalism and natural light photography, Paramonov creates a visual realm where the body becomes an extension of the landscape, and emotions are revealed through stillness rather than posed expressions. His photographs embody a blend of softness, directness, and a subtle cinematic tension, resulting in images that feel both intimate and timeless.

Over the past two decades, Paramonov has cultivated a consistent artistic language centered around trust and the absence of theatricality. He predominantly utilizes available light and works in unconstructed environments, allowing each image to develop organically rather than through direction or staging.

His work has gained international recognition, being published and exhibited in museum and gallery spaces across Russia and Europe. Mikhail Paramonov’s monographs feature collaborations with established European art publishers, alongside limited-run artist editions, and his images have been included in various curated museum publications.

Selected Exhibitions

BEAUTY WITHOUT GLAMOUR (Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, 2013)

EROS. THE TIMES AND PEOPLE (Central Exhibition Hall Manege, St. Petersburg, 2007)

FLED AND SHOT, dedicated to Tinto Brass (Gallery Reflex, Moscow, 2003)

Major Print Monographs (selected)

New Erotic Photography (Mammoth Book, 2010)

Russian Lolitas (Goliath, 2013)

Beauty Without Glamour (Russian Museum, 2013)

Sweet Shaven Angels (Edition Reuss, 2011)

Sweet Shaven Angels 2 (Edition Reuss, 2012)

Sweet Shaven Angels 3 (Edition Reuss, 2013)

Natural Young Beauties (Goliath, 2012)

Nude Angels in Nature (Edition Reuss, 2016)

Romantic Nudes (Edition Reuss, 2015)

Super Sweet Girls (Edition Reuss, 2017)

Super Sweet Girls 2 (Edition Reuss, 2019)

Naked Girls Club (Goliath, 2021)

Nylon Parade (Goliath, 2018)

Pussy & Butt (Goliath, 2018)

Natural & Naked (Goliath, 2018)

Small Sweet Butts (Edition Reuss, 2025)

Bottomless Girls (Edition Reuss, 2024)

Press

Playboy — Feature (2017)

Penthouse — Feature (2015)

Independent Digital Monographs (2009–2025)

Wild Innocence (2009)

Russian Lolita (2010) — permanently archived

First Time Nude (2012)

Vintage Girls (2012)

Naughty Virgins (2012) — permanently archived

Nensis’ Little Secret (2014)

Walk with Masha (2015)

Stocking Fairies (2017) — permanently archived

Best MAXA (2018) — permanently archived

Paramonov Pictures (2023)

Current Artist Series

Permission to Look — The Trust Edition (2025)

Permission to Look Volume II (2025)

Permission to Look — Gift Edition (2025)

Strictly limited digital artist editions.