Category: War

  • After Witnessing War in Ukraine, A Photojournalist Fights for Peace

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    After Witnessing War in Ukraine, A Photojournalist Fights for Peace Dmitri Beliakov, a photojournalist who covered the conflict in Ukraine from 2014 to 2019, reflects on the brutal realities of war. via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2023/03/after-witnessing-war-in-ukraine-a-photojournalist-fights-for-peace/ “Humankind repeats the same mistakes over and over again,” Dmitri Beliakov, a photojournalist who covered the war in Ukraine from…

  • After Witnessing War in Ukraine, A Photojournalist Fights for Peace

    After Witnessing War in Ukraine, A Photojournalist Fights for Peace

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    After Witnessing War in Ukraine, A Photojournalist Fights for Peace Dmitri Beliakov, a photojournalist who covered the conflict in Ukraine from 2014 to 2019, reflects on the brutal realities of war. via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2023/03/after-witnessing-war-in-ukraine-a-photojournalist-fights-for-peace/ “Humankind repeats the same mistakes over and over again,” Dmitri Beliakov, a photojournalist who covered the war in Ukraine from…

  • Irish war photographer on 15 years in conflict zones: “There are things that are just too much or to | Business Post

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    Ireland’s leading war photographer on 15 years covering conflict: ‘There are things that are just too much to capture’ ‘No Home from War: Tales of Survival and Loss’ is the first Italian exhibition by Irish photojournalist Ivor Prickett. Supported and staged by fashion house Max Mara founder Achille Maramotti’s Collezione Maramotti, he describes trying to…

  • The Life and Death of a Ukrainian Photographer | The New Yorker

    The Life and Death of a Ukrainian Photographer | The New Yorker

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    The Life and Death of a Ukrainian Photographer Maksym Levin started documenting war “to become famous.” After seeing conflict up close, his motivations shifted. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-life-and-death-of-a-ukrainian-photographer According to an investigation by Reporters Without Borders, the men were “undoubtedly executed in cold blood, possibly after being tortured.” At the site of the killing,…

  • New York Times Photographers in Ukraine on the Images They Can’t Forget – The New York Times

    New York Times Photographers in Ukraine on the Images They Can’t Forget – The New York Times

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    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…

  • The DJ and the War Crimes — Rolling Stone

    The DJ and the War Crimes — Rolling Stone

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    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…

  • Has War Changed, or Only War Photography? – The New York Times

    Has War Changed, or Only War Photography? – The New York Times

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    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…

  • The Personal Wars of Ukraine’s Women — Blind Magazine

    The Personal Wars of Ukraine’s Women — Blind Magazine

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    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.

  • Visa pour l’Image in the Shadow of Ukraine — Blind Magazine

    Visa pour l’Image in the Shadow of Ukraine — Blind Magazine

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    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,…

  • “Beware the Ides of March” Julius Caesar by Jérôme Sessini – burn magazine

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    “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…

  • Photographer Lynsey Addario Reflects on Two Decades of Covering Wars and Global Crises | Vanity Fair

    Photographer Lynsey Addario Reflects on Two Decades of Covering Wars and Global Crises | Vanity Fair

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    “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…

  • How to Stay Safe While Photographing the War in Ukraine | PetaPixel

    How to Stay Safe While Photographing the War in Ukraine | PetaPixel

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    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…

  • 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

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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 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,…

  • Photos From Ukraine’s Front Lines – The New York Times

    Photos From Ukraine’s Front Lines – The New York Times

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    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…

  • From One War To the Next – photos by Oleksandr Glyadyelov — Blind Magazine

    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.

  • The Making of War Photography — Blind Magazine

    The Making of War Photography — Blind Magazine

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    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…

  • Inside the Diary of a War Photographer  – Feature Shoot

    Inside the Diary of a War Photographer  – Feature Shoot

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    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…

  • What It’s Like to Photograph the War in Ukraine

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    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…

  • The Costs of the Russian Onslaught in Ukraine | The New Yorker

    The Costs of the Russian Onslaught in Ukraine | The New Yorker

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    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…

  • Opinion | The Photographs of Bucha Should Change the War in Ukraine – The New York Times

    Opinion | The Photographs of Bucha Should Change the War in Ukraine – The New York Times

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    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…