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Link: Covering the Russian Army in Crimea](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/03/covering-the-russian-army-in-crimea/)

Sergey Ponomarev, 31, is a freelance photographer covering the conflict in Ukraine on assignment for The New York Times. He grew up in Moscow and also in Ireland, where his father worked as a journalist for Itar-Tass. He previously worked for The Associated Press. He spoke to James Estrin from Crimea on Sunday evening Eastern time. The conversation has been edited.