Children take part in a soccer training session in Kharkiv, Ukraine, 04 October 2023. The children's soccer school 'Master of the Ball' which resumed training in Kharkiv's Saltivka district in April 2023, is located in an area heavily damaged during fighting in 2022. The school is one of a few soccer schools which have reopened since the beginning of the Russian invasion. Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory in February 2022, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis.
Oleksandr Osipov (1985) is a Ukrainian reportage photographer based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Started career in 2009 in sports reportage: FC Metalist Kharkiv as a staff photographer, UEFA and FIBA as a freelancer.
Expanded activity in photojournalism highlighting arts, social events, Russia's war against Ukraine. Worked as a stringer for Reuters, EPA.
Became internationally known in March 2022 with "In the Streets of Kharkiv" video series – performances of cellist Denys Karachevtsev playing Bach in the ruined streets of Kharkiv. The project received huge coverage on social media and TV.
Awards Personal awards & recognitions:
2024 - 3rd Place. International Photography Awards;
2024 - Honorable mention. International Photography Awards;
2024 - 4 x Official selection. International Photography Awards;
2024 - Nominee. The reFocus Awards;
2024 - 2 x "Bronze" award. PX3 - Prix de la Photographie, Paris;
2024 - 3 x Honorable Mention. PX3 - Prix de la Photographie, Paris;
2024 - Monochromatic Awards finalist. Dodho Magazine;
2024 - "Platinum Winner". London Photography Awards;
2024 - "Gold Winner". London Photography Awards;
2024 - Honorable mention. The reFocus Awards;
2024 - Nominee in Photojournalism. Fine Art Photography Awards 2023/2024;
2023 - Honorable mention. International Photography Awards;
2015, 2017 - First place. National Olympic Committee competition: the best sports photo of the year.
2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15 - The best photographer of the Ukrainian Football Premier League.
Personal exhibitions:
2024 - "Kharkiv: (non)relocated culture (22-24)". Kyiv Academic Drama Theater on Podil. Kyiv, Ukraine;
2024 - "Kharkiv: (non)relocated culture (22-24)". Frankivsk National Drama Theatre. Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine;
2024 - "Shelter for Science". LAPP. Annecy, France;
2024 - "Shelter for Science". CERN. Meren, Geneva, Switzerland;
2023 - "Shelter for Science". Lab DESY. Hamburg, Germany;
2023 - "Shelter for Science". EPS-HEP. Hamburg, Germany;
2023 - "Kharkiv|Culture|War". Art Area DK. Kharkiv, Ukraine.
