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Mobile, Al, USA
Phone: +1-202-714-56-65
E-mail: alexanderaksakov@gmail.com



Alexander Aksakov, a freelance documentary photographer and photojournalist, was born in Pechora (Komi Republic, USSR) in 1986.

Education:
• Syktyvkar State University / Marketing (2004-2009)
• St. Petersburg Photofaculty in the name of Galperin / Photojournalism (2011-2013)

Alexander’s work has been published in different US and European magazines and newspapers. He’s a participant of a number of group exhibitions and festivals in Russia, USA and Europe. Aksakov is based in Mobile, Al. He is now working on a personal long term documentary project Diffelarities.



Photo Agency:

Verbatim (former Getty; stringer)

Books:

Hungry Still
Motherland
365 (akinabooks)

Exhibitions:

Banditen/Bratva (group)
Environmental photographer (group)
Motherland (group)
From White to Black Sea (group)
New York ICP (group)

Funds:

Liberty.SU

Grants/Programs:

TheDocumentaryProjectFund
ICFJ
Geschichtwerkstatt-Europa

Festivals:

Slideluck V/Format13
Entre Margens
Les Rencontres d'Arles



Publications:

TIME
NY Times Magazine
Al Jazeera English
Svenska Dagbladet
Focus Magazin
Bilanz
GUP Magazine
DUST
Columbus (Nl)
The Sunday Times
The Washington Post
The Boston Globe
Amnesty International
USA Today
NYTimes
de Volkskrant
NRC Handelsblad
Saint-Petersburg Times

... and others

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