Kostiantyn Liberov (Ukrainian: ÃÂþÃÂÃÂÃÂýÃÂøý ÃÂÃÂøóþÃÂþòøàÃÂÃÂñõÃÂþò; born 3 June 1992, Nerubaiske, Odesa Oblast) is a Ukrainian documentary photographer and photojournalist known for his coverage of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. He works as a creative duo with his wife Vlada Liberova under the joint pseudonym LIBKOS. Their collaborative project LIBKOS has received international recognition and has been widely published in global media.
Liberov was born in Nerubaiske, Odesa Oblast. He attended Lyceum No. 2 in Odesa and later studied law at Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University.
Before the start of Russo-Ukrainian war in 2022, Liberov worked in artistic and commercial photography, producing portrait and art shoots in collaboration with Vlada Liberova. From 2019 to 2022 he taught an online photography course as part of the educational project "Anti-Photo School" educational project.
After the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2022, Kostiantyn Liberov and Vlada Liberova turned to documenting the war, covering events in frontline and affected regions across Ukraine, including Kharkiv, Sviatohirsk, Mykolaiv, Bucha, Kyiv and other settlements impacted by action. In December 2023, Vlada Liberova sustained a shrapnel wound while on an editorial assignment at the front.
Liberov's works have repeatedly been included in international selections of photographs of the year:
Among the publishers, there were The Kyiv Independent, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Insider, The Independent, TIME, The Guardian, CNN, BBC, The Washington Post, Forbes, Vogue, Euronews, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Getty Images, ELLE, Playboy ÃÂð ÃÂýÃÂàüõôÃÂð.
Some of his photographs credited by Getty Images / LIBKOS have appeared on TVP World and Slawa.tv.
In 2022âÂÂ2023, Liberov collaborated with the international agency Associated Press, and Getty Images since 2024.
Liberov has participated in exhibitions and projects in more than 15 countries, including Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, the United States, Lithuania, Poland, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Notable exhibitions and projects include:
In September 2024, together with cinematographer Serhiy Mykhalchuk and poet Serhiy Zhadan, Liberov presented the Culture vs War art project â an artbook, photo exhibition and a series of documentary films dubbed into several world languages.
Liberov's photographs were included in the collective edition War Chronicles: Ukraine 2014-2025 collective edition, prepared by the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers together with FotoEvidence.
Alongside their professional work, Kostiantyn Liberov and Vlada Liberova participate in volunteer initiatives, coordinating the delivery of humanitarian aid and support for civilians.
In April 2025 the couple published a photograph of a wounded woman after a missile strike on Kyiv that sparked public debate about the ethics of war photography. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers stated that it did not see professional standard violations in the publication and emphasized the importance of documenting the reality of war. The couple later removed the photo amid online criticism.