Ksenia Usacheva
Creative Director • Photographer • Visual Artist
Ksenia Usacheva is a Paris-based Creative Director, Photographer, and Visual Artist specialising in high jewellery, luxury, and fashion. With over fifteen years of experience in photography and a multidisciplinary background in fine arts, she creates sophisticated visual narratives that transform exceptional craftsmanship into powerful and timeless imagery.
Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and raised in the Russian Far East, Ksenia's artistic journey began through painting and the visual arts before evolving into photography. Her international education includes Graphic Design studies in Florence, professional photography training, graduation from the renowned Spéos School of Photography in Paris, and a Master's degree in Visual Arts from the Sorbonne University.
Today, her work extends far beyond photography. Combining creative direction, artistic vision, and technical expertise, she develops visual concepts for luxury brands, producing campaigns, editorials, still-life photography, motion content, and digital storytelling. Every project is approached with a cinematic eye, meticulous attention to detail, and a deep understanding of how imagery shapes brand identity.
For over a decade, she has collaborated with luxury brands, high jewellery maisons, designers, and international publications, creating campaigns, editorials, and bespoke visual content. Her work spans high jewellery still life, fashion editorials, campaign imagery, and creative direction, always guided by a deep appreciation for craftsmanship, elegance, and storytelling.
Alongside her commercial practice, she has been teaching studio photography at Spéos School of Photography in Paris since 2023, mentoring emerging photographers while continuing to expand her own creative research.
Influenced by painting, cinema, symbolism, and contemporary art, Ksenia creates imagery where emotion meets precision. Her photographs are not simply representations of objects—they are visual experiences designed to reveal the soul of a creation and establish a lasting dialogue between craftsmanship, beauty, and the viewer.
Based in Paris and working internationally, Ksenia partners with luxury brands to create distinctive visual experiences that transform extraordinary creations into unforgettable stories.
Exhibitions:
2017 – photography solo exhibition « Un Goût de Contemplation », Arabic World Institute, Paris
2018 – photography solo exhibition « Un Goût de Contemplation », Speos Gallery, Paris
2020 - photography solo exhibition « Un Goût de Contemplation », Maison de Photographes, Paris.
2021 – group exhibition, Flair Project, paintings and photography, GemGeneve, Geneva
2022 - group exhibition ‘Every Kind of People’, paintings, gallery espace 22, Monaco
2023 - finalist of Picto Prix de la Mode, Paris
2024 - finalist of Picto Prix de la Mode, Paris