Mstyslav Chernov
Main roster photographer
Main roster photographer
Ukraine Political Crisis – Winter 2014
Forgotten by Regime – Ongoing project on the people left behind in Belarus
Open heart operations for Ukrainian children suffering from congenital heart diseases as a result of the Chernobyl catastrophe
Forgotten by Regime – Ongoing project on the people left behind in Belarus
Forgotten by Regime – Ongoing project on the people left behind in Belarus
The Fall of the Lenin statue – Kiev
Forgotten by Regime – Ongoing project on the people left behind in Belarus
Half Life – ongoing project
The Magic World of Circus
Riot #occupygezy – Istanbul
Bio:
Mstyslav is a multi-award winning Ukrainian visual journalist born in Eastern Ukraine in 1985
For the past four years, he has been working on all major stories in Europe and the Middle East as a freelance visual journalist for Associated Press
His activity ranges from current affairs to long-term projects related to medical and social issues in all formats: Video, photo, and virtual reality
Twice winner and twice finalist of the Royal Television Society: most prestigious European award in the field of television journalism
Finalist of “Cameraman of the year” at of Rory Peck Awards: most prestigious award in freelance documentary videography
He participated in projects for the UN, International Committee of the Red Cross and other international NGOs
His photos were published in NY Times, Washington Post, Independent, Telegraph, Le Monde, Die Zeit, BBC, Forbes, Dailymail. Videos aired on BBC, CNN, AL JAZEERA, EURONEWS, SKY NEWS
Winner in the nomination “Documentary Photography” of Ukrainian Photographer of the Year 2014 awards
Winner in the nomination “Reporting” – Photographer Year -Ukrainian Photographer of the Year 2014 awards
Founder and CEO of Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers – NGO, which unites and showcases professional photographers from Ukraine
Member of the board of directors of Unframe photography group
He teaches and creates educational programs in Documentary Photography and Videography
2013 Season of rain/ Personal exhibition
2012 Health Care System of Myanmar/ Journalistic project
2012 Ukraine’s Social assistance system/ Photographic Project
2011 Cambodian Hospitals/ Photographic Project
2010 – 2011 Ukrainian Medicine/ Photographic Project
2007 Children with vision disabilities/ Photographic Project
2007 Children without names/ Social Media Project
2007 Musica per Somnia/ Personal photo exhibition
Ongoing photographic projects:
Ukraine’s Social assistance and health care system/ Photographic Project.
2013 Winner of Panasonic photo award. Ukraine.
2013 2 bronze Epson awards in Open and Landscape category
2013 “Turkey rises” and “Descendants” projects shortlisted in Thursday award Fotopub. Slovenia
2013 Finalist of FIPP FREMANTLE INTERNATIONAL PORTRAIT PRIZE. Australia
2013 Ian Parry scholarship: works published and exhibited in MOTHER gallery, Shoreditch, London.
2013 3rd place in Photojournalistics Category “On the edge” – PRESSzvanie award. 2013 Grand prix in Photojournalistics, Category “Portrait” -PRESSzvanie award
2013 2nd place in Documentary photo – Photographer of the. Year award. Ukraine
2012 Featured and Editor picks images – National Geographic.com
2009 “Almost lost Kharkov” award
2008 1st place. “City through citizens eyes” contest
2014 Two first places at the Ukrainian Photographer of year 2013 in Journalistic and Documentary photography
2014 Finalist of Wikimedia conference grant
2014 Finalist Humanity Photo Award (HPA) 2013
Specialties (time invested, does not represent skill)
VIDEO: AVAILABLE
Mstyslav is in
Eastern and Western Europe | Russia
Mstyslav is currently available