Photojournalist Oleg Kuts'kyi has died in Odesa

Oleg Kutsky, a photojournalist and honorary member of the National Union of Photo Artists of Ukraine, passed away in Odesa at the age of 80. He also held the international title of EFIAP (Excellence FIAP).

This was reported by the Odesa Regional Organization of the National Union of Photo Artists of Ukraine.

Information regarding the date, time, and location of the funeral service will be announced at a later date.

Oleg Kutsky was born in 1947 in Odesa and graduated from the Biology Department of Odesa State University. He had been involved in photography since 1964 and was an active member of the “Foton” photography club. Starting in 1980, he worked as a photographer at the Port of Odesa; later, he served as a photojournalist for the UNIAN news agency, the publication “Evolushen-Media,” and other media outlets.

Since 1991, Oleg Kutsky has been a member of the Odessa Regional Organization of the National Union of Photo Artists of Ukraine (NUPHU); he headed the organization for over 15 years and later became its honorary member. In 2014, he received the international photographic title of AFIAP, and in 2015, the title of EFIAP from the International Federation of Photographic Art.

Throughout his creative career, Oleg Kutsky organized a series of solo exhibitions (“Moments of Truth,” “Territory of Love,” "Odessa and Odessans," "Smoke of Memory," "The Long Road..."), and has illustrated books and photo albums about Odessa. His works have been recognized with awards from FIAP, PSA, and the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, and are included in the collection of the Odessa Museum of Contemporary Art.

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