Images

Beauty and wound

Two Ukraines in the same frame: the one you visit and the one that resists.

What remains

Domes, rivers, mountains, theatre

Saint Sophia among autumn trees — Saint Sophia · autumn in Kyiv

Saint Sophia Cathedral — Saint Sophia

Golden domes of the Kyiv Lavra — Lavra · gold over the river

Kyiv at dusk — Kyiv · the Dnipro at night

Lviv at night with a tram — Lviv · cobbles and lamplight

Lviv street with flowers — Lviv by day

Carpathian ridge — Carpathians

Sunbeams in the Carpathians — Light over the valley

Carpathian village — Village

Opera interior — The opera · Ukraine is also velvet

Odessa Opera façade — Odessa

What war shows

Survival

There are no corpses in these pictures. There are broken homes, fire, darkness and people sleeping underground. That is enough to understand.

Civilian building on fire — The burning of the everyday

Rubble and a swing — Swing and ruin

Flashlight during a blackout — Without light, people still walk

Tent in the metro — A tent where the train used to run

Man sleeping in a metro car — Sleeping in the carriage

Mass shelter in the metro — The station as a home

Field of flags — Maidan · each flag is a name

Volunteers with aid — The answer: load boxes