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Alexander Vasukovich is independent photographer based in Minsk, Belarus. Born in 1985 in Minsk. He began his career as a photojournalist in 2011.

PHONE: +375297731249
E-MAIL: a.vasukovich@gmail.com
SKYPE: alexander_vasukovich
FACEBOOK: Alexander Vasukovich

EDUCATION

2018 – Nikon-Noor Academy Workshop, Warsaw, Poland
2016 – Workshop “Understanding the truth of Conflict Photography. Personal/moral decisions & physical/logistical knowledge on the subject”, Christopher Morris, Time magazine.
2013 – Stanley Greene master-class on contemporary photography, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2013 – Belarus Press Photo Workshop “Working on Personal Projects”. Yury Kozyrev/NOOR, Andrei Polikanov/Russian Reporter, Tatyana Plotnikova/Russian Reporter. Minsk, Belarus.
2012 – Andrei Polikanov (Photo editor TIME, Russian Reporter magazines) master-class “Photography in Magazines”. Minsk, Belarus.
2011 – Sergey Maksimishin master-class “The way to success. Photo stories. Work with news agencies”, Minsk, Belarus.
2009 – Objective Reality Foundation Workshop, Moscow, Russia.
2007 – 5W Press Photography School, Minsk, Belarus.
2003 – 2008 – Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus.


AWARDS

2018 – Direct look contest, finalist. Moscow, Russia
2017 – Cinema Perpetum Mobile Film Festival, Best Belarusian short film. Minsk, Belarus
2017 – PRAFOTA 2016, Grand Prix, digital storytelling category. Minsk, Belarus
2017 – PRAFOTA 2016, Grand Prix, documentary category. Minsk, Belarus
2016 – Direct Look 2016 Contest, Conflict category, 1st place
2016 – KOLGA TBILISI PHOTO 2016, Finalist
2015 – PRAFOTA 2015, Grand Prix, documentary category. Minsk, Belarus
2015 – Direct look contest, finalist. Moscow, Russia
2015 – Golden camera award 2014, Grand Prix, Kiev, Ukraine
2014 – 1st place in “Arts and Entertainment”, Belarus Press Photo 2014.
2013 – 1st place in “Sports”, “Art and Entertainment” nominations, Belarus Press Photo 2013. 2012 – Winner, Belarus Press Photo – Multimedia.
2012 – Grand Prix, 1st places in “Daily Life”, “Portrait”, “Traditions” nominations, Belarus Press Photo 2012.
2011 – 1st place in “People In the News” nomination, Belarus Press Photo 2011. 2010 – Finalist, Photovisa International Festival of Photography, Krasnodar, Russia.


EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS

2018 – Screening AL ESTE Film Festival, Lima, Peru
2017 – Screening Film Festival Cottbus, Germany
2017 – Exhibition Bourse du Talent, Paris, France
2017 – Exhibition Interphoto Festival, solo exhibition. Bialystok, Poland
2016 – Exhibition, Kolga Tbilisi Photo Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2016 – Exhibition at center of documentary photography, Sakharov center, Moscow, Russia 2015 – Exhibition, Riga photo month, Riga, Latvia.
2015 – Exhibition, Minsk photo month, Minsk, Belarus.
2015 – Exhibition, PRAFOTA 2015, Minsk, Belarus.
2015 – Exhibition, Direct look. Moscow, Russia.
2013 – Screening, “First Rulet”, Multimedia screening network”, Minsk, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Saint Petersburg, Khabarovsk, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Perm, Kazan.
2013 – Exhibition, “Chernigov Photo Festival”, Chernihov, Ukraine.
2012 – Exhibition, “Belarus Press Photo 2012”, Brno, Czech Republic.
2012 – Exhibition, “Belarus Press Photo 2012”, Krakow, Poland.
2012 – Exhibition, “Belarus Press Photo 2012”, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2012 – Exhibition, “Belarus Press Photo 2012”, Minsk, Belarus.
2011 – Exhibition, “Belarus Press Photo 2011”, Minsk, Belarus.
2010 – Exhibition, “Photovisa International Festival of Photography”, Krasnodar, Russia.
2009 – Exhibition, “Young Belarusian Press Photography”, Minsk, Belarus.


PUBLICATIONS

Works published in Guardian, Spiegel, The New York Times, Le Monde M Magazine, Russian reporter magazine, Meduza, Takie Dela, Colta.ru, The New Times, The Moscow Times, Timer magazine, Yoga+Life magazine, France 24, European Radio for Belarus, Global Journal, Kommersant, and Tut.by.
 
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