TORONTO, ON – AUGUST 29: Andrej Ivanov. Radio room interns for 2016-2017 shot in the Star studio. Toronto Star/Rick Madonik Rick Madonik/Toronto Star
Andrej Ivanov is an international, award-winning photojournalist. He is currently based out of Montreal, Que. Canada but has also lived in Belgrade, Belleville, Kitchener, and Toronto. He fluently speaks English, French, Serbian, and he probably wouldn’t starve in a Spanish-speaking country.
Andrej has a diploma in Photojournalism from Loyalist College. Andrej has also earned a BA in Psychology at Concordia University, and has pursued a partial Journalism degree at Concordia and Ryerson Universities.
In the spring of 2019, Andrej has spent some time doing a placement at the Globe & Mail as a photo editor. In the summer of 2018, he interned at the Waterloo Region Record as a summer photographer. In 2016-2017, he interned at the Toronto Star as a radio room reporter. As much as he enjoys reporting on breaking news, Andrej’s true passions lie in social documentary, social justice, human rights, equality, and human-interest stories.
It is through this work that he has been named the student photojournalist of the year by the NPPA at the Northern Short Course, as well as the News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC), in 2019.
He is currently covering news and personal projects around the country. His true passion is in international work and working with non-profits.
Some of his clients include AFP (Agence France-Presse), Reuters, Bloomberg, The Globe & Mail, Canadian Press, European Pressphoto Agency (EPA), Washington Post, Maclean’s Magazine, Grand Magazine, The Record, and many others.
He has also been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Le Monde, Paris Match, Al Jazeera English, Der Spiegel, AS.com, El Pais, La Presse, the Toronto Star, Hellas Journal, Fiji Times and many more.
For inquiries, representation, collaborations, assignments, advice, or just to chat, you can reach him at:
Phone number/Whatsapp/Signal/Telegram: +1-514-799-8550
Email: andrejiphotography@gmail.com
Awards and Accolades
2021 — Exhibition – Zoom Photo Festival
2021 — Photo of the Year – Grands Prix du Journalisme Indépendant – AJIQ
2020 — Winner – Student Work Category – The Photo Annual
2020 — First Place – Photojournalism – Emerge Media Awards
2019 — Silver Medal – Interpretive Eye Category – College Photographer of the Year (CPOY 2019)
2019 — Relève Quebecoise – Exhibition – Zoom Photo Festival
2019 — Eddie Adams Workshop – EAW XXXII
2019 — Photojournalism Faculty Awards – The Peter Brysky Memorial Award, Loyalist College. Recognizes overall commitment to and proficiency in, the craft of Photojournalism.
2019 — Photojournalism Faculty Awards – The Doug Wicken Award, Loyalist College. Recognizes commitment and excellence in still picture Documentary Photojournalism and visual storytelling.
2019 — Student Photojournalist of the Year, NPAC
2019 — Nominated for Feature Photography (Circulation over 25,000), ONA
2019 — Student Photography, Best Newspaper Awards, OCNA
2019 — Student Photojournalist of the Year, Northern Short Course, NPPA
2018 — Photojournalism Faculty Awards – The First Year Excellence in Photojournalism Award, Loyalist College
2018 — Photojournalism Faculty Awards – The Paul Henry Memorial Award, Loyalist College
2017 — Upper Year Student Photo of the Year, Ryerson Journalism Course Union
2017 — JHM Awards – Student Photojournalist of the Year, NASH 79
2016 — JHM Awards – Photo of the Year, NASH 78
2015 — JHM Awards – Photo of the Year, NASH 77
2014 — Finalist Best of Photography College and High School, Photographer’s Forum Magazine
2014 — Finalist Best of Photography, Photographer’s Forum Magazine
2013 — Top 50 Photos, AUX Magazine
