Andrei Stenin, a Russian photojournalist, was born on December 22, 1980, in the town of Pechora.
2003: Started his career as a journalist writing for the Society sector of Rossiyskaya Gazeta; contributed to Gazeta.ru for several years.
2008: Worked as a stringer of Russian and foreign media outlets, including Itar-TASS, RIA Novosti, Kommersant, Reuters, the Associated Press and France Press.
2009: Started working at RIA Novosti as a photojournalist.
2014: Special correspondent of the Rossiya Segodnya Integrated Directorate of Photography.
Stenin received many prizes for his photographs, most of which he made in conflict areas, including two Silver Camera awards.
Andrei Stenin was on a business trip in eastern Ukraine when he went missing on August 5, 2014. According to a source, he may have been detained by the Ukrainian security service. Campaigns in support of Stenin, #FreeAndrew, were held around the world. People in many countries expressed their concern for him, and international public and professional organizations issued statements.
On September 3, 2014, it became known that Andrei Stenin had died in early August. The car he was driving was shelled and burned up on a motorway near Donetsk.
Andrei Stenin was awarded the Order of Courage (posthumously) for bravery and heroism in the performance of his professional duties.
