Alexander Chekmenev

Alexander Chekmenev was selected for the 2021 European Press Prize shortlist with ‘Sisters of Europe.’

Alexander Chekmenev was born in Luhansk, Ukraine and started his career as a photographer in a small photo studio in 1988. In his free time, he photographed people on the streets and homes who were affected the most by the economic crisis after the collapse of the Soviet Union. His work provides an intimate and unique view on the transition of coal mining regions in the 90s in Eastern Ukraine. He works as a photojournalist and has published two books: Donbass by Kehrer (2011) and Passport by Dewi Lewis (2017). All projects are shot on negative film.

Tatiana Kozak

Tatiana Kozak was selected for the 2021 European Press Prize shortlist with ‘Sisters of Europe.’

Tatiana Kozak is a journalist from Ukraine. She has been reporting on post-soviet conflicts since 2014 when the war broke out in Ukraine. Tatiana’s focus is in on separatism, democratic challenges, refugees and migrants, human rights violations and inequality issues in her home country and abroad. She is currently working with OpenDemocracy and Ukrainian Journal, and has participated in crossborder reporting projects for Cafebabel.