I am Max Takhar, a multidimensional creative professional specialising in photography, content production, and photojournalism. My instrument is a lens, and my art is storytelling.

🌍 About me:
I am driven by a deep desire to capture the spirit of the world around me via visual tales. Whether I'Read morem travelling through crowded city streets or exploring rural regions, my objective is to capture the raw emotions, rich cultures, and undiscovered tales that distinguish our unique globe.

📷 Photography: With an artistic eye and technical competence, I want to create fascinating photos that go beyond basic visuals. From spectacular landscapes to intimate portraits, my photography displays a genuine respect for beauty in all its forms, enabling viewers to explore through each frame.  

✍️ Content Creation: In addition to photography, I specialise in developing engaging content for numerous platforms. Through engaging storytelling, thought-provoking essays, and visually spectacular multimedia, I hope to pique my audience's interest, encourage action, and establish lasting relationships.

📰 Photojournalism: As a passionate photographer, I believe in the power of photographs to create social change and highlight global challenges. From recording humanitarian disasters to capturing historical events, I am dedicated to utilising my lens to speak the truth and advocate for the marginalised and neglected.

🌟 Why work with me?
With a diverse skill set and a track record of producing high-quality results, I bring creativity, professionalism, and unshakable attention to every job I take on. Whether you want dazzling images, fascinating narratives, or influential journalism, I am here to help you realise your idea.

Let's work together to build something truly remarkable.

I work as a freelance photographer and cover news in political, cultural and social life in Saint-Petersburg and North-West Region of Russia. Also i have an experience of working as a photographer and operator in Syria.

If you need a photographer, please send me an e-mail, message here, or Read moreconnect me in social networks, i open for any ideas and cooperation offers.

Collaborated with:
NRC.NL, Zuma Press, RBC Daily, Novaya Gazeta, Ok-inform.ru, Demotix

Published in:
Fontanka.ru, Novaya Gazeta, NRC.NL,  London Evening Standard, Karpovka.com, PiterStory.com, Turan, GlobalVoices.com, ADC "Memorial" and others

Please checkout my website for more info about my work: http://thebodyofthecity.com

Ksenia Ivanova is a documentary photographer from Russia, based in Saint-Petersburg. Ksenia works with The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, GEO France, Der Spiegel, Le Monde etc. In the photography, her main interest is focused on social problems and trauma. 

Website:Read more www.************

Andrey Borodulin started off as a culture and music journalist, but was thrust into news by the 2014 revolution and war in Ukraine. After covering conflicts in Eastern Ukraine, Syria, and Nagorny Karabakh, he is now drifting back to his initial journalistic interests: people’s daily lives, human Read moreinterest stories, and cultural phenomena in remote and neglected places. He is a graduate of the Russian State University for the Humanities and enjoys sketching landscapes.

Charles Maynes is a journalist and radio producer currently based in Moscow, Russia. His news reporting and features can be heard on various public broadcasters worldwide, including PRI’s 'The World’, This American Life, 99% Invisible, Radiolab, Benjamen Walker’s Theory of Everything, CBC Canada, Read moreand BBC Radio 4, among other programs and podcasts. Most recently, Charles co-produced 'Spacebridge', a documentary podcast series about the joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. citizen diplomacy movement for PRX/Radiotopia’s “Showcase.”  He has been the recipient of a Third Coast International Audio Award (Director’s Choice, Three Records from Sundown, 2009) and a Prix Marulic gold prize for audio documentary (Looping Swans, 2017). He is originally from Washington DC.

Sergey Kozmin is a videographer/photographer/cameraman based in Moskva, Russia.
www.sergeykozmin.com
https://vimeo.com/user15610059

Howard Amos is a journalist based in Moscow, Russia. He has broad experience writing about politics and business as well culture and social issues in Russia and the former Soviet Union. He has been based in Moscow for six years and has written for publications including The Associated Press, The Read moreGuardian, The Telegraph, Newsweek, The Sunday Times, Politico and Buzzfeed.

Anastasia Trofimova is a Russian-Canadian documentary director, producer and cinematographer based between Moscow and Toronto

My professional goal is to create and deliver logical, innovative projects that stand out from the rest and leave a lasting impression.

Here's what you can expect when working with me:


⚙️ Front-End Development:
✅ HTML / CSS / Bootstrap / Tailwind CSS / SaaS
✅ Vuejs / Nuxtjs / Angular /  Read moreJavaScript / TypeScript
✅ ReactJS / Redux / NextJS 


️ Back-End Development:
✅ PHP v5.x / v7.x / 8.x / OOP
✅ Laravel v5.x / v6 / v7 / v8
✅ Nodejs / ExpressJS
✅ .NET
✅ Django



⚙️ Databases:
✅ MySQL
✅ MongoDB
✅ PostgreSQL
✅ Redis

⚙️ Mobile Development:
✅ React Native
✅ Ionic
✅ Xamarin

⚙️ API's:
✅ REST API
✅ GraphQL

Pavel Afonasyev is a journalist based in Novosibirsk, Russia.