A photographer was sentenced to sixteen years in a Russian prison for sharing a publicly available book and declassified archival photographs of Soviet bunkers. [Read More]
"In August, I met a group of volunteers, several guys and girls," photographer Ivan Tsupka tells us. "From the very beginning of the war, they began to weave camouflage nets in the evenings and on weekends, when they could.
Multiple cameras picked up a massive flash of light over Ukraine last night with no clear explanation as to what it was.
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Pro-Ukrainian pilots flew a drone they bought from a typical consumer store onto a $328 million Russian spy plane that was later destroyed. [Read More]
The Ukraine-based Jollylook was prepared to start assembly on its second camera, a vintage-inspired camera that used Instax film and simple automated settings. And then, on February 24, Russia invaded, and the country was thrown into chaos.
Ukrainian soldiers recently found a digital camera in a destroyed Russian armored vehicle. Apparently looted from a Ukrainian family, the camera's memory card contained both photos by the family as well as casual snapshots revealing the lives of Russian soldiers as they invade Ukraine. [Read More]
Anne’s dreamy whimsical world was always my childhood safe haven. As an immigrant girl from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and an only child, I spent a lot of time alone. In Anne, I found my bosom friend.
Following a series of decisions made in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Meta has announced that Instagram will demote posts linking to Russian state media and take steps to protect the identity of those in Ukraine and Russia. [Read More]
When not covering presidential rallies for international news agencies I also photograph artists, especially ballet. I've been photographing the professional ballet company of Charlotte, North Carolina, for 17 years now. [Read More]
‘be anyone, be yourself’, is a photo projectwhich was organized by Kyiv’s flea market Kurazh. In the project, dozens of brave heroes who suffer prejudice, for being different than ‘normal’ open up about themselves and their struggles.
In a nutshell, what does the work of a photojournalist or documentary photographer entail? Canadian photographer Donald Weber summed it up nicely in his opening statement for a VICE Picture Perfect episode on photographing the Fukushima disaster.
My name is David Tesinsky and I'm frequently traveling the world for more than 10 years. My aim is to photograph people with somehow controversial lifestyles or destinies, or just creatively capture 'normal people'.
My name is David Tesinsky and I'm frequently traveling the world for more than 10 years. My aim is to photograph people with somehow controversial lifestyles or destinies, or just creatively capture 'normal people'.
Once we told you about the amateur photographer from Kiev (Ukraine) Vitalii Marchuk (@vitalii85vm), who creates completely unusual and amazing photos of flowers and plants in their own way, making them out in a rather unusual, even gloomy, style.
Everyday we eat usual food and even don't think of what it consists of. Of course, you will say that you read the composition of the product or even count the calories. But! You don't see how much salt on your favorite nuts or shiitake mushroom looks like a rock in the Chinese province.
We spent 11 weeks with an orphan from Ukraine. Up to 70% of orphans are human trafficked for sex or organs within two years of leaving orphanage at 16. 50% of the survivors commit suicide from loneliness and desperation.
Taras Bychko grew up in the city of Lviv, Ukraine, in an area he describes as "sleepy." He began photographing residents there -- their rhythms, daily actions, and silent gestures. [Read More]
A photographer found Ukrainian refugees scattered around Europe and took their portrait in front of 10-foot-tall photos depicting what has happened to their home country due to the Russian invasion. [Read More]
Fresh satellite images of the embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut lays bare the awful destruction that war has brought to the region. [Read More]
A Ukrainian photographer documents his family's life on large format cameras as they live through the Russian invasion. He then prints the photos on the soil of his country. [Read More]
Terrifying footage of Russia's indiscriminate missile campaign in Ukraine has been caught on dashcams across the country. The attacks are revenge for the Kerch Bridge explosion that connects Crimea to Russia. [Read More]
Twitter has updated its policies on how it is handling content related to the war in Ukraine. In an update published Tuesday, the company says it will no longer allow government-affiliated accounts to tweet photos of prisoners of war (PoWs) in the context of Ukraine. [Read More]
MediaMarkt, the largest electronics retailer in Germany, has removed drones made by DJI from its retail locations and its website amid allegations the Chinese company is leaking GPS data to the Russian military.
They say a photo is worth a thousand words, and it seems that's the kind of statement the three Russian cosmonauts who just arrived at the International Space Station were trying to send in picking their flight suits.
DJI has denied accusations that it is limiting the capabilities of drone technology used by the Ukrainian army after rumors spread on social media that the Chinese consumer drone manufacturer was throttling its AeroScope technology. [Read More]
Russian prosecutors have reportedly asked a court to ban Meta's Facebook and Instagram and called the two social network platforms "extremist." If approved, it would criminalize the operations of the two companies in Russia. [Read More]
Russian officials have announced that access to Meta-owned platform Facebook has been blocked in the country in response to what it says has been Meta's repeated discriminatory actions against Russian media. [Read More]
‘be anyone, be yourself’, is a photo projectwhich was organized by Kyiv’s flea market Kurazh. In the project, dozens of brave heroes who suffer prejudice, for being different than ‘normal’ open up about themselves and their struggles.
I became known for my work on forgotten pianos in abandoned places across Europe. During my requiem for pianos, I sometimes find abandoned places with former owners' personal belongings left behind. It seems as if time had stopped at a specific moment there.
Self-taught photographer from Kiev (Ukraine) Vitaliy Marchuk (@vitalii85vm) not so long ago revealed in himself the talent to see what the other will miss without paying attention. This particular view of things he decided to fix using photography, which showed him one more talent - the ability to create fairly high-quality macrophotographs.
Denis Krivoy was a nature photographer from Ukraine who died in Bakhmut while bravely attempting to rescue his wounded comrades. [Read More]
The AFP news agency has announced the death of its Ukraine video coordinator Arman Soldin who was killed by rocket fire in the country on Tuesday. [Read More]
Japanese photographer Wataru Sekita was injured in Ukraine on New Year's Eve when the hotel he was staying in was attacked along with other residential buildings, schools, and a concert hall.
A remarkable first-person video of a Russian fighter pilot ejecting from his aircraft which then crashes into a field has emerged from the war in Ukraine. [Read More]
Skylum has launched the Valid UA foundation to help millions of Ukrainians who have suffered from the war by providing them with medical equipment. [Read More]
Ukrainian photographer Stanislav Senyk has captured a series of haunting graduation photographs that show young Ukrainians posing among the ruins of their country. [Read More]
Photographer Alexander Chekmenev was given a bizarre photo assignment in the 1990s: go door-to-door in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk and take passport photos of the city’s most vulnerable residents. [Read More]
Ukrainian photographer Maxim Dondyuk has been collecting and archiving photos and negatives that he has found in the Chernobyl exclusion area for the last six years.
A video has surfaced online that depicts a Ukraine soldier showing the camera his mobile phone with a bullet lodged into it, which apparently saved his life during the Russia Ukraine conflict. [Read More]
Ukrainian drone enthusiasts who normally photograph landscapes or weddings are signing up to use their piloting skills to assist in the war effort by providing real-time data on Russian troop movement in their country. [Read More]