Oleksandr Osipov
Oleksandr Osipov is a Ukrainian photographer, born in 1985 in Kharkiv. He began his career in 2009, specializing in sports photography. As a staff photographer for FC Metalist Kharkiv (2012-2016), he won the best photographer title in the Ukrainian Premier League three times. Since 2016, he has worked as a freelancer, covering social events, art, and the war in Ukraine. Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the photographer has focused on documenting the impact of the war, particularly in Kharkiv, his hometown. His work captures the devastation of the city and the resilience of its people, photographing concerts, performances, exhibitions, and other cultural events in the subway and bomb shelters. His 2022 video series In the Streets of Kharkiv, featuring cellist Denys Karachevtsev, gained international recognition. He has participated in exhibitions focused on the war in Ukraine.