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Andrei Liankevich, Belarusian photographer, born 1981 in Grodno and based in Minsk (Belarus).
2004-2005 He studied on World Press Photo seminar in Yerevan (Arminia). In 2007 Andrei took part in the Focus on Monferrato master class in Tuscany (Italy). In 2008 he participated in a programme by French Association Pour l’Instant, shooting a photo story on "Modern family institutions". In 2009-2010 Andrei produced portraite s of the Belarussians living in Poland during "Gaude Polonia" programm.
Since 2004 Andrei taught a course on Photojournalism at the European Humanity University in Vilnius (Lithuania).
2005-2010 he has cooperated with the European Press Photo Agency (EPA) and in 2007 he joined the Anzenberger Agency. In 2008 Andrei joined collective of young photographers- SPUTNIK.His works are published in international media as The New York Times, Le Figaro, Newsweek, Die Zeit, Spiegel, GEO, Vanity Fair, Readers Didest and the International Herald Tribune.
Andrei Liankevich has presented his photographic oeuvre in more than 60 exhibitions in Europe, Asia and the USA; e.g. collective exhibitions such as "She has female name" was presented at the Museum of Modern Art (Vienna, Austria) and at the Zachęta Gallery in Warshaw (Poland), and he showed "Unknown Country" photo project as part of the Third Month of European Photography in Uferhallen, Berlin (Germany).
In 2008 the first catalog of Andrei's works was published. Later that year his photos were included in East book, published by Anzenberger, and in Break Lines. Touch Points , published by Reporters without Borders. and "This day of Change" photo book having 132 photographers of the project, published in Japan.
in 2010 was published "Pagan" book- Andrei's the first book about Belarus Pagan traditions.
In 2009 Andrei wins prize at the Humanity Photo Awards with his work about "Pagan traditions in Belarus", late that year the project was among finalists of "Magnum Expression Award". Later Andrei wins 1st Prize at the Polish Photography Contest dedicated to 170 Years of Photography. And in 2010 Andrei won OSCE photo contest and got 1st prize in Belarus Press Photo contest in "People in news" category. |
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AndreiLiankevich photographer
