Anastasia Vlasova ( uk, Анастасiя Власова, russian: Анастасия Власова) is a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

photojournalist, notable for her coverage of the

2014 Ukrainian revolution The Revolution of Dignity ( uk, Революція гідності, translit=Revoliutsiia hidnosti) also known as the Maidan Revolution or the Ukrainian Revolution,

and the

War in Donbass War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular ...

. In 2015, Vlasova got a master's degree in journalism at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. She is a former staff photojournalist for Kyiv Post and collaborates with European Pressphoto Agency. Her photographs have been published in The Guardian, NBC, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other media. Vlasova started her professional career as a photographer in December 2013 during

Euromaidan Euromaidan (; uk, Євромайдан, translit=Yevromaidan, lit=Euro Square, ), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of Political demonstration, demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protes ...

protests. She worked for the website svidomo.com and got an assignment to take pictures of the protests. She subsequently went to Crimea to cover the

2014 Crimean referendum The Crimean status referendum of 2014 was a disputed referendum on March 16, 2014, concerning the status of Crimea, in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the local government of Sevastopol (both subdivisions of Ukraine) after Russian force ...

, and after the start of the War in Donbass, she was travelling all the time between Kyiv and the east of Ukraine. She received an honorable mention for 2015

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2015 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. The citation includes "quality of light and texture that illicit a connection with the people and the extent of suffering they endure" for her photos and "uncover the truth of war crimes from both sides" for the photojournalist activity. One of her photographs was selected by the Time among the 100 best pictures of 2015. Vlasova was the 2015

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Photography and Human Rights Fellow at New York University, and attended the Eddie Adams Workshop in 2015.

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