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His car was found near the village of Guta, Kyiv region. He is survived by his wife Inna Varenitsa, a photojournalist, and 4 children, all minors
Maksym Levin, 41, a photographer and documentary filmmaker, was last seen on March 13, just a day after the second birthday of Leo, one of his four children. He told friends and colleagues that he would be photographing the fighting in the Russianoccupied Vyshgorod district of the Kyiv region. Shortly thereafter, his car was found near the village of Guta, about 160 kilometers from Gorenka. An area then engaged in intense fighting. Then nothing until Saturday April 2nd. When Max Levin’s body was found lifeless.
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The photojournalist’s disappearance was signaled by appeals from many of his fellow Ukrainian journalists. As Illia Ponomarenko, a journalist at the Kyiv Independent, tweeted: “Our good friend, talented wartime photojournalist Maks Levin, is missing. On March 13, he spent another field day in a combat zone outside of Kyiv. Since then no one has had contact with him. If you follow this war, you have surely seen many of his works ».
Our good friend, talented wartime photojournalist Maks Levin, has disappeared.
He had another field day on March 13 in a combat zone outside of Kyiv. Since then no one has had contact with him.
If you follow this war, you have surely seen many of his works. pic.twitter.com/ILjrt6LofOIllia Ponomarenko ?? (@IAPonomarenko) March 22, 2022
Levin was born on July 7, 1981 in the Kyiv region. From the age of 15 he dreamed of becoming a photographer. After studying Information Systems Engineering at Kyiv Polytechnic, he started working as a photojournalist, documentary photographer and cameraman for many Ukrainian and international publications. His collaborations include those with Reuters, Bbc, Associated Press. Her photos have been published in Wall Street Journal, Time, Breaking News Poland, Eu Agenda, World News, The Moscow Time, Elle, TV24. Most of his documentary projects related to the conflict in Ukraine. “Every Ukrainian photographer dreams of taking a picture that will end the war,” he explained. Besides journalism, he had done dozens of photo and video projects for organizations such as WHO, UN, Unicef, OSCE, Un Woman. He leaves behind his wife, the photojournalist Inna Varenitsa, and elderly parents.
April 2, 2022 (update April 2, 2022 | 15:53)
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