Joseph Sywenkyj is an American photographer of Ukrainian descent who has lived and worked in Ukraine for over two decades. Among his many awards, Joseph was the recipient of the 2022 Aftermath Project Grant and the 2014 W. Eugene Smith Grant. He was the recipient of two Fulbright Grants, one as a student and the other as a scholar.
Joseph has worked in dozens of countries as varied as Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Zimbabwe, and Iraq and has worked for numerous prominent publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Stern, Vanity Fair, and GQ.
Joseph’s photographs have been exhibited in various galleries and museums including Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland; Les Rencontres d’Arles in Arles, France; George Eastman House in Rochester, New York; the Richard B. Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, the United Nations Visitor’s Lobby in New York City; Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine and The Camera Club of New York in New York City among many other venues.
