Senior Photo Editor

I'm a Senior Photo Editor with over 4 years of experience in digital newsrooms and editorial media. I specialize in visual research, editorial photo selection and curating imagery for breaking news, long-form journalism and feature stories.

Personal Photography

My photography portfolio:

https://maria-marco.com/

Selected Editorial Work

Lenta.ru

The Search in Chechnya

https://lenta.ru/articles/2022/07/19/checnyapoisk/

MH17 Investigation

https://lenta.ru/articles/2023/09/01/sbili_boeing/

The First Days in Chechnya

https://lenta.ru/articles/2022/12/11/chechnyapervyedni/

Holod Media

This City Doesn't Accept Black People

https://holod.media/2026/04/13/etot-gorod-ne-prinimaet-temnokozhih/

An IT Specialist and a Philosopher Created the World's Most Evil Company

https://holod.media/2026/04/24/ajtishnik-i-filosof-sozdali-samuyu-zluyu-kompaniyu-planety/

Human Safari in Sarajevo

https://holod.media/2025/11/22/saraevo-chelovecheskoe-safari/

The Tuareg Matriarchy

https://holod.media/2025/08/10/matriarhat-tuaregi/

The Model Capitalist

https://holod.media/2025/09/24/obrazczovyj-kapitalist/

Editorial Series

Deportations of Peoples in the USSR

A long-form historical series examining the deportations of ethnic groups in the Soviet Union.

My role

Curated archival photography
Coordinated illustrations
Maintained visual consistency across the series
Collaborated with editors throughout production

Articles:

Editorial Photo Shoots

My role

Curated editorial photo shoots
Coordinated photographers
Selected and edited final imagery

Moskvich Mag

One Day in Degunino

https://moskvichmag.ru/gorod/odin-den-v-rajone-degunino/

One Day in Vnukovo

https://moskvichmag.ru/gorod/odin-den-vo-vnukovo/

Commercial Editorial Work

Sber Business Journal

Lifestyle and business editorial content.

https://sberbusiness.live/categories/stil-zhizni

My role

Editorial image research
Photo selection
Visual curation
Maintaining brand and editorial consistency