Year: 2013-2014
Place: Kyiv
Euromaidan or the Revolution of Dignity is a national-patriotic protest action in Ukraine, primarily against corruption, arbitrariness of law enforcement agencies and special forces, as well as in support of the European vector of Ukraine's foreign policy. Photographer Mykhailo Palinchak captured the events on camera, risking his life, like other fighters for Ukraine's independence.
Mikhail Palinchak is Ukrainian street and documentary photographer residing and working in Kyiv, Ukraine. Born January 1985 in Uzhgorod, Ukraine into photographic family. Starts photography in 2008. Since 2012 member of Ukrainian Photographic Alternative (UPHA) and member of Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPF) since 2014.
2014-2019 Official photographer of the President of Ukraine. Founder of Untitled magazine and co-founder of Ukrainian Street Photography group. Numerous awards, exhibitions and publications around the world. His photographs are stored in private collections and permanent collections of photography museums.