Sergey Loiko

Sergey L. Loiko
Native name Сергей Леонидович Лойко
Born (1953-02-26) February 26, 1953
Mikkeli
Occupation Writer, War photographer, Journalist

Sergey Leonidovich Loiko (Russian: Сергей Леонидович Лойко, born 26 February 1953 in Mikkeli, Finland) is a writer, war photographer, and journalist.[1] As a journalist and photographer he has covered armed conflicts in Russia and the former USSR since 1991 (Romania, Tajikistan, Chechnya, Georgia) working primarily for the Los Angeles Times. In 2001, Loiko covered the war in Afghanistan and in 2003, the war in Iraq.

In 2004, he published his first book Shock and Awe, War in Iraq. In 2015, he published Airport a book about the battle of Donetsk airport.[2] In 2017, Loiko published Flight about the shooting down of MH17.

Loiko was awarded with the 2014 Overseas Press Club’s Bob Considine Award and the 2015 Los Angeles Times Editorial Award.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "- Los Angeles Times". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  2. ↑ Loiko, Sergei (2017-04-12). "An Excerpt From Sergei Loiko's 'Airport' - Odessa Review". Odessa Review. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Wiedling - Literary Agency - authors - Sergei Loiko". www.wiedling-litag.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
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