{"id":5563,"date":"2017-08-08T10:07:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T10:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pofo.themezaa.com\/?page_id=5563"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:57:02","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anatoliistepanov.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid  vc_custom_1778598453205\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8  col-xs-mobile-fullwidth\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1462\" src=\"https:\/\/anatoliistepanov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEV0950.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anatoliistepanov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEV0950.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/anatoliistepanov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEV0950-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anatoliistepanov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEV0950-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/anatoliistepanov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEV0950-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anatoliistepanov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEV0950-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/anatoliistepanov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEV0950-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/anatoliistepanov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEV0950-1160x771.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/anatoliistepanov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEV0950-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/anatoliistepanov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEV0950-81x54.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4  col-xs-mobile-fullwidth\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Born and raised in Kyiv, I received an engineering education. In 2004, I graduated from Viktor Marushchenko\u2019s School of Photography, and since then I have worked as a professional photojournalist for a number of Ukrainian media outlets and international agencies. My work has been published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.fr\/photographie\/guerre-en-ukraine-les-premieres-images\">National Geographic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/fotostrecke\/photo-gallery-no-man-s-land-in-ukraine-fotostrecke-131579.html\">Spiegel<\/a>, Stern, Time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/14\/world\/europe\/ukraine-battlefield-russia-sumy-kostyantynivka.html\">The New York Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2025\/02\/11\/ukraine-russia-drone-missile-electricity-sector\/\">The Washington<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/nov\/02\/ukraine-deploys-special-forces-to-pokrovsk-in-effort-to-hold-key-city\">The Guardian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/post\/75889\">Kyiv Post<\/a> and many other leading international publications, and has been featured in international photography exhibitions. In November 2017, I gave a presentation about my frontline work during the launch of the RAW photo book at the Ukrainian Museum in New York. My project <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainiannationalmuseum.org\/independents\/?fbclid=IwAR3sqm-Z9uiQ5UGhTOAKUQ9O-Ca5hO-qqPhN9S11cq7ecvexq0DUMoWJvoc\">\u201cThe Independent Ones\u201d<\/a>dedicated to young Ukrainians fighting for their country, has been exhibited in an online exhibition at the Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago. Contributor to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosvoboda.org\/author\/%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B9-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2\/gyqtqv\">Radio Liberty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I have been covering Russia\u2019s aggression against Ukraine since the very first days of 2014, and throughout all these years have collaborated with international agencies such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AFPnewsenglish\/posts\/cold-warafps-anatolii-stepanov-photographs-ukrainian-soldiers-battling-the-russi\/5021858934518736\/\">AFP<\/a>, EPA, AP, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/russians-get-closer-some-ukrainians-refuse-leave-2025-12-10\/\">Reuters, as well as various international publications.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid  vc_custom_1778598404324\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12  col-xs-mobile-fullwidth\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div 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