Pasha Kritchko (1987) is a former civil engineer and commercial photographer from Belarus who turned to photojournalism during the 2020 presidential election and mass protests, using his camera to document state violence and human rights abuses following the rigged vote.
His current work focuses on the ongoing Belarusian crisis sparked in 2020, including the stories of Belarusian volunteer fighters in Ukraine and the struggles of refugees forced to flee the country. Through his photography, Pasha aims to shed light on these issues and highlight the challenges Belarusians face both at home and in exile.
EDUCATION:
2025 New York Portfolio review
2024/25 Hochshule Hannover - International Class Visual Journalism and Documentary photography
2024 Canon Student Development Program
2024 Eddie Adams Workshop, New-York, USA
2022/2024 Hamburg Portfolio Review
2021/2022 Visa pour límage Portfolio review, Perpignan
2021/22 DOCDOCDOC photography school online program
2005-2011 BNTU, Minsk. BA and MA in Civil Engineering.
RESIDENCES:
2022 NCK Gauda Polonia (Poland)
2021 Sputnik photos (Warsaw, Poland)
2021 Arsenal gallery (Bialostok, Poland)
EXHIBITIONS:
2025 “What happened in a meantime” by FOTOBUS society, Hannover, Germany
2023 European Month of Photography (EMoP), Berlin
2023 CinEAST Festival (Luxembourg)
2022/2023 FOTOFESTIWAL (Lodz, Poland) / Minsk Month of Photography
2022 RYBNIK photo festival
CONTESTS:
2025 PORTRAITS – Hellerau Photography Award - FINALIST
2025 WORLD REPORT AWARD - MASTER AWARD - SHORTLIST
2025 KRANJ FOTO FEST - OPEN-CALL WINNER
2025 AFTERMATH PROJECT GRANT - FINALIST
2025 The Alexia grant: Human Rights and The Emerging photographer - WINNER
2025 SARAJEVO FOTO FESTIVAL - FINALIST
2025 GIGA FOTO FESTIVAL award - 3rd place
2024 NIKON FOTOBUS Grant - FINALIST
2023 “FAMILY CONNECTIONS” by EUNEIGHBOURS east - Belarus WINNER