Jędrzej Nowicki

Nowicki is a documentary photographer who focuses on Eastern Europe and, until now, specifically, Belarus and Ukraine. His work delves into the underlying mechanisms of systemic violence in the region. He is fascinated by humanity’s pursuit of freedom, whether it be on an individual level or within whole societies.

He has covered the revolution in Belarus for The Wall Street Journal, photographed wartime Kyiv for The Washington Post, and portrayed President Volodymyr Zelensky for The New Yorker. He has published photo essays on the war in Ukraine in The Atlantic and contributed to numerous European magazines, including Le Monde, Libération, Die Zeit, and The Guardian.

Nowicki was awarded Luis Valtuena Award and World Report Award. He’s also Ian Parry Scholarship alumnus.