Russia, 1963 - A native of Russia, Yuri has covered every major conflict in the former Soviet Union - including two Chechen wars - since becoming a professional photojournalist twenty years ago. Immediately after September 11, 2001, he was on the scene in Afghanistan, where he documented the fall of the Taliban. He has spent much of the past six years in Baghdad, working for Time magazine. Yuri has received numerous honors for his photography, including five World Press Photo awards and the OPC Oliver Rebbot Award in 2004. In 2006, he was the recipient of the International Center of Photography’s Infinity Award for photojournalism. Yuri is based in Moscow.
Yuri Kozyrev
