Oleksandr Osipov (1985) is a Ukrainian reportage photographer based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Started career in 2009 in sports reportage. Worked for FC Metalist Kharkiv as a staff photographer, also for UEFA and FIBA as a freelancer.
Expanded his field of activity in reportage photography and photojournalism highlighting arts, social events, Russia's war against Ukraine. Worked as a stringer for Reuters, EPA. Became internationally known in March 2022 with video series "In the Streets of Kharkiv" – performances of cellist Denys Karachevtsev playing Bach in the ruined streets of Kharkiv. The project received huge coverage on social media and TV. Among other on the "Late Show with David Letterman" by CBS.
Participant of the number of collective exhibitions dedicated to the war in Ukraine, among them "RE: Warchitecture. The city at war" - Haague, Netherlands, 2022; "InSight of U" - Vienna, Austria, 2022. Personal exhibitions: "Kharkiv|Culture|War" - Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2023; "Shelter for Science" - CERN. Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland, 2024. Awarded with Honorable Mention of IPA 2023 in categories "Editorial/Press-War/Conflict", "Special-Night Photography" with the photo "Blackout in Ukraine".
