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Andrei Liankevich wanted to answer the questions “Who am I and where do I come from?” with his gallery of images.
The simple answers are a 27-year-old originally from Grodno in Belarus. But Andrei was more interested in his national identity – what it means to be Belarusian – and preserving the ancient traditions of his country.
Now based in Minsk and a graduate of the state university, Andrei is a World Press Photo award winner.
Andrei worked with the independent Nasha Niva newspaper during 2001-2008. His work have been published in The New York Times,
Le Figaro,
Newsweek,
Die Zeit,
Spiegel,
GEO Lino and
International Herald Tribune.
Since 2005, he has been involved with the European Press Photo Agency (EPA) and in 2007 joined the Anzenberger agency.
For his images he used a Kiev 60 film camera with natural light.
Says Andrei: “What you are is the most important question for the people of Belarus. But many people are not curious about the country’s ancient tradition. I hope my photos will awaken that curiosity”.
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