Sergey Loiko

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.

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

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]

Toronto Book Presentation

His novels Airport (ru: "Аэропорт", 2015; american award Overseas Press Club Bob Considine award) and Flight (ru: "Рейс", 2017) are translated into many languages.

References
  1. "- Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. Loiko, Sergei (12 April 2017). "An Excerpt From Sergei Loiko's 'Airport' – Odessa Review". Odessa Review. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. "Wiedling – Literary Agency – authors – Sergei Loiko". wiedling-litag.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.



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