Paraska Plytka Horytsvit, “Ukrainian Vivian Maier,” returns to the limelight
Paraska’s creative output includes more than 4,000 photographs and about 500 books. She wrote many of her…
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An Austrian engineer showed these Holodomor photos to Cardinal Innitzer in 1933, pleading for aid to the starving
Here we present his Innitzer album, the popular name of an album of photographs that were taken by…
Engineer Wienerberger’s unknown photographs of the Holodomor
It was in September (1932 – ed.). I was sitting in the sleeping-car of the Moscow-Kharkiv high-speed train,…
Fear, horror, anger, despair, solidarity, apathy, and glee. 100 days of Belarus protests in photos
A study by Chatham House found that more than a million people took part in the protests and…
Surviving the “DNR/LNR”. Photo project reveals the horror of captivity
Among the heroes of the photo project called “After Captivity”, there are several well-known prisoners, namely artist Serhiy…
British photographer exhibits striking snaps of 2014 Euromaidan Revolution
November 2013. Central Kyiv. Tens of thousands descend on Independence Square. Ukrainian and EU flags fly side-by-side. Just…
Mykhailo Myhovych, photographer: I’d like to see Ukrainians show respect to our soldiers and not to unscrupulous money-spinners
After spending two years in the war zone, photographer Mykhailo Myhovych has created a series of artistic photos…
Photo: Bravery in Putin’s “1984”
A lone demonstrator in St. Petersburg, Russia holds a sign “Happy Birthday, Nadezhda” to support the Ukrainian military…
Spring among the ruins of devastated Ukrainian village
The picture was taken in what remains of the village of Pisky, which was located near Donetsk airport.…
Ukrainian children receive awards for their fallen hero fathers
A memorial was opened in Kirovohrad to commemorate the residents of the city who lost their lives defending…
Putin’s young “Janissaries”
Close to a thousand years ago, when sultans of the Ottoman Empire were looking for obedient soldiers to…
The woman who sees “Russian world” every night
Watching Putin on TV talk about “Russian world,” the Russian-speaking people from the corners of the former Soviet…
A photo from the occupied Sevastopol: The Bell of Chersonesos
You might say this picture is out of focus, colors are washed out, and its overall photographic value…
Will Mariupol’s “Tom” and “Huck” survive the Russian aggression in Ukraine?
This photo was taken in the back of a large citizen rally in Mariupol. Please take a thorough…