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Anastasia Vlasova is a Ukrainian documentary photographer living in Kyiv. She has covered the Euromaidan Revolution, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 near Donetsk. Anastasia's work focuses on human rights violations, and the humanitarian aspects of the war in Eastern Ukraine, gender, and identity issues. Vlasova's photojournalism has won several awards, among them the gold for College Photographer of the Year and the bronze at Picture of the Year International, honorable mention at Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award and became a finalist for Leica Oscar Barnack Award.