Country: Lithuania 🇱🇹
Freelance photographer from Belarus, currently based in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Born in 1985 in Minsk. Since 2010 worked as a photojournalist with a range of Belarusian digital and print media, including Belapan, Tut.by, The Village, Budzma, Euroradio, and Belavia OnAir.
Collaborated as a stringer with international outlets such as Reuters, Associated Press, EPA/EFE, SOPA Images, Anadolu, and The New York Times. Yerchak's coverage of the 2020 Belarusian protests earned international recognition, with one image featured in TIME’s "Top 100 Photos of 2020" and The New York Times’ "2020 in Photos: A Year Like No Other" lists.
Prize-winner of the Belarus Press Photo Award (2014, 2015), Allard Prize Photography Competition (2020), and Xposure International Photography and Film Awards (1st place, Photojournalism, 2021). Finalist at Vilnius Photo Circle (2021), Siena International Photo Awards (2021), Photography4Humanity (2021), Lithuanian Press Photography (2024) and other prestigious professional competitions.
In addition to documentary work, explores fine art, fashion, portrait, and nude photography.
Born in 1985 in Minsk. Since 2010 worked as a photojournalist with a range of Belarusian digital and print media, including Belapan, Tut.by, The Village, Budzma, Euroradio, and Belavia OnAir.
Collaborated as a stringer with international outlets such as Reuters, Associated Press, EPA/EFE, SOPA Images, Anadolu, and The New York Times. Yerchak's coverage of the 2020 Belarusian protests earned international recognition, with one image featured in TIME’s "Top 100 Photos of 2020" and The New York Times’ "2020 in Photos: A Year Like No Other" lists.
Prize-winner of the Belarus Press Photo Award (2014, 2015), Allard Prize Photography Competition (2020), and Xposure International Photography and Film Awards (1st place, Photojournalism, 2021). Finalist at Vilnius Photo Circle (2021), Siena International Photo Awards (2021), Photography4Humanity (2021), Lithuanian Press Photography (2024) and other prestigious professional competitions.
In addition to documentary work, explores fine art, fashion, portrait, and nude photography.