Category: War
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New York Times Photographers in Ukraine on the Images They Can’t Forget – The New York Times
Our Photographers in Ukraine on the Images They Can’t Forget In a year of war, New York Times photographers have reported from the front line, from cities and villages and in the footsteps of refugees. These pictures stayed with them. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/24/world/europe/ukraine-war-anniversary-photos.html Here, instead, 14 photographers who have worked in Ukraine for The Times each…
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The DJ and the War Crimes — Rolling Stone
The DJ and the War Crimes — Rolling Stone Thirty years after a death squad massacred civilians in Bosnia, none of the infamous Arkan’s Tigers have stood trial for their alleged part in those crimes. Link: https://investigation.rollingstone.com/dj-photo-war-crimes-bosnia/ A young American photographer watched much of it happen. Ron Haviv met the Tigers in Croatia, where he…
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Has War Changed, or Only War Photography? – The New York Times
Has War Changed, or Only War Photography? In the decades between Robert Capa and Lynsey Addario, our image of battle lost its aura of nobility. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/arts/design/war-photography-addario-capa-icp-sva.html Many Americans no longer regard war as a righteous undertaking — and war photography has played a part in changing our perspective. Pictures in Korea (notably those of…
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The Personal Wars of Ukraine’s Women — Blind Magazine
The Personal Wars of Ukraine’s Women — Blind Magazine Photographer Hailey Sadler writes about her encounters with Ukrainian women during the war that transfigured their country. via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/stories/the-personal-wars-of-ukraines-women/ Photographer Hailey Sadler writes about her encounters with Ukrainian women during the war that transfigured their country.
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Visa pour l’Image in the Shadow of Ukraine — Blind Magazine
Visa pour l’Image in the Shadow of Ukraine — Blind Magazine For thirty-four years, the international festival of photojournalism “Visa pour l’Image,” in Perpignan, has reflected the world’s upheavals. Ukraine is necessarily at the forefront of this 2022 reiteration, which is also attentive to other crises and whic via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/visa-pour-limage-in-the-shadow-of-ukraine/ For thirty-four years,…
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“Beware the Ides of March” Julius Caesar by Jérôme Sessini – burn magazine
“Beware the Ides of March” Julius Caesar by Jérôme Sessini “Beware the Ides of March” Julius Caesar Photographs and text y Jérôme Sessini In 2014 until 2017, I worked in the Russian-speaking regions of Donbass, in Donetsk, Luhansk, Mariupol… Russia was cle… via burn magazine: https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2022/09/beware-the-ides-of-march-julius-caesar-by-jerome-sessini/ In 2014 until 2017, I worked in the Russian-speaking regions…
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Photographer Lynsey Addario Reflects on Two Decades of Covering Wars and Global Crises | Vanity Fair
“Constantly in Motion”: Photographer Lynsey Addario Reflects on Two Decades of Covering Wars and Global Crises Vanity Fair caught up with Addario ahead of her career-spanning SVA exhibition, which features work documenting “very intense and historical moments” in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, and Ukraine. via Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/photographer-lynsey-addario-two-decades-covering-wars-global-crises Vanity Fair caught up…
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How to Stay Safe While Photographing the War in Ukraine | PetaPixel
How to Stay Safe While Photographing the War in Ukraine Practical advice for photographers covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine to stay safe and healthy while doing war photography. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/07/31/how-to-stay-safe-while-photographing-the-war-in-ukraine/ “I’d seen so many in Ukraine, in Kyiv without helmet and vest,” Fadek tells PetaPixel. “I saw journalists running around [without personal protective…
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Guillaume Herbaut: “When you cover a conflict, I think it is essential to know the country, its culture, and its history” — Blind Magazine
Guillaume Herbaut: “When you cover a conflict, I think it is essential to know the country, its culture, and its history” — Blind Magazine A member of the VU’ Agency since 2021, Guillaume Herbaut has been observing history and current events with a keen eye for over thirty years. Ranging from photojournalism to visual art,…
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Photos From Ukraine’s Front Lines – The New York Times
From Ukraine’s Front Lines, Bravery and Wreckage Amid the roar of artillery and bone-rattling explosions, New York Times photographers have borne graphic witness to the fight to survive. These are their stories and images. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/world/europe/ukraine-war-frontline-photos.html Amid the roar of artillery and bone-rattling explosions, New York Times photographers have borne graphic witness to the fight…
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From One War To the Next – photos by Oleksandr Glyadyelov — Blind Magazine
From One War To the Next – photos by Oleksandr Glyadyelov — Blind Magazine In War (2014-2022) published by 89 books, photographer Oleksandr Glyadyelov covers eight years of war in Ukraine. via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/from-one-war-to-the-next-photos-by-oleksandr-glyadyelov/ In War (2014-2022) published by 89 books, photographer Oleksandr Glyadyelov covers eight years of war in Ukraine.
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The Making of War Photography — Blind Magazine
The Making of War Photography — Blind Magazine The Musée de l’Armée offers a first glimpse into its photographic archives in an exhibition that traces the representation of war and the evolution of images of combat from 1849 to the present. This essential event shares some important lessons. via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/the-making-of-war-photography/ The Musée de…
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Inside the Diary of a War Photographer – Feature Shoot
Inside the Diary of a War Photographer – Feature Shoot “I believe I’m now the longest-running Iraq/Afghanistan NYT-rotation photographer,” Christoph Bangert wrote in his journal on June 24th, 2013, on a plane to Istanbul. “Everybody else stopped covering wars or… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2022/05/inside-the-diary-of-a-war-photographer/ “I believe I’m now the longest-running Iraq/Afghanistan NYT-rotation photographer,” Christoph Bangert…
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What It’s Like to Photograph the War in Ukraine
What It’s Like to Photograph the War in Ukraine French war photographer Adrien Vautier spent over a month documenting the war unfolding in Ukraine. Link: https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvnb8m/what-its-like-to-photograph-a-warzone One of the photojournalists working out of wartorn country was 51-year-old American journalist Brent Renaud. On the 13th of March, Renaud was killed in Irpin, a suburb north-west of…
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The Costs of the Russian Onslaught in Ukraine | The New Yorker
The Costs of the Russian Onslaught in Ukraine Destruction, brutality, and terrible loss in Bucha, Kharkiv, Irpin, and elsewhere. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/portfolio/05/09/the-costs-of-war The invasion of Ukraine has been described as the first social-media war, and a key aspect of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s leadership has been his ability to rally his country, and much…
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Opinion | The Photographs of Bucha Should Change the War in Ukraine – The New York Times
Opinion | Photographing Hell Some images will always have the power to make us confront horror. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/16/opinion/international-world/ukraine-war-bucha-photographs.html This image of a man with both eyes open is one of the most compelling and disquieting photos to come out of Bucha. It’s an intimate and puzzling image of death, and I’ve never seen anything like…
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Why did it take Ukraine to remind us of war photography’s relevance? – The Washington Post
Perspective | Why did it take Ukraine to remind us of war photography’s relevance? When war feels close to home, images function differently. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/04/08/ukraine-war-photography/ Even the most horrifying war photographs may leave you with the odd sense of being an unwanted tourist. It is a dreadful tourism, at a terrible cost, but…
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‘The horror of war cannot be overstated’: Telegraph photographer reflects on a month in Ukraine
‘The horror of war cannot be overstated’: Telegraph photographer reflects on a month in Ukraine Simon Townsley reveals the stories behind some of his most impactful photographs from the conflict via The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/horror-war-cannot-overstated-telegraph-photographer-reflects/ I was part of a team of photographers and writers covering the first weeks of the conflict, following Russia’s invasion on…
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The Devastation of Kharkiv, Ukraine | The New Yorker
The Devastation of Kharkiv Russian attacks have terrorized the civilian population in the Ukrainian city. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-devastation-of-kharkiv I visited Kharkiv less than a month before Russian missiles started striking it. Most of the people I met there—and all of the men whom I met there—told me that they, and the city, were…
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“Please Tell the World What Is Happening to Us”: A Photographer’s Account of Covering the War in Ukraine
“Please Tell the World What Is Happening to Us”: A Photographer’s Account of Covering the War in Ukraine Natalie Keyssar speaks about her powerful, yet devastating photographs from Ukraine—and the essential need for photography in a moment of crisis. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/photographer-natalie-keyssar-account-of-covering-the-war-in-ukraine/ Natalie Keyssar speaks about her powerful, yet devastating photographs from Ukraine—and the essential…