About

Mikhail Tereshchenko

Russia

Mikhail Tereshchenko is a Russian photojournalist who focuses on social and political issues. He has been a staff photographer for TASS photo agency since 2017.

Tereshchenko received higher theology and philosophy education at the Russian Orthodox University of Saint John the Theologian before graduating as a photojournalist at Moscow National University.

Since 2015, he has been documenting the conflict in Eastern Ukraine before covering the Russia-Ukraine war. He covers major news stories in Russia and abroad.

World Press Photo Involvement:
2025 World Press Photo Contest winner 

Mikhail Tereshchenko on Social Media:
Instagram: @suprematizm

Mikhail Tereshchenko

Portrait credit: Anastasia Romanova