Over almost a decade, the photojournalist has documented life in Ukraine – now a new exhibition in London brings together her images of war, protest and resilience

Over almost a decade, the photojournalist has documented life in Ukraine – now a new exhibition in London brings together her images of war, protest and resilience
In 2022, Katerina Motylova’s debut photobook, Loss, was shortlisted for the Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Award. Here she discusses the work – and what conflict in Ukraine has cost her
Travelling to Ukraine in autumn last year, Christopher Nunn photographed the abandoned homes, schools and buildings traumatised by the Russian war
Created by Kateryna Radchenko, Donald Weber and Christopher Nunn, the newspaper publication collates images taken by Ukrainian photographers and photojournalists on the ground
Artem Skorokhodko and Dmytro Zubkov travel to war-torn Ukrainian villages, handing out disposable cameras to the local children who photograph their places of play
When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Elena Subach found herself unable to photograph those fleeing the conflict. Instead she turned her lense, with gravitas and humanity, on what they left behind
Following the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014, Yelena Yemchuk spent five years travelling to the southern Ukraine city of Odesa to document young people volunteering to join the army. Underpinned by a sense of curiosity and wonder, Yemchuk’s upcoming photobook is a reminder of the love and lives of the young Ukrainian people now faced with war
The Euromaidan revolution in 2014 triggered and incentivised artists to reclaim their Ukrainian cultural heritage, distinguishing themselves from the Russian attributes that have persisted for many years. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, understanding the country’s cultural nuances is more important than ever.
In this collection you will find the work of Ukrainian artists documenting youth culture, society, personal stories and politics. Since Ukraine gained independence from the USSR in 1991, the celebration of tradition and identity, old and new, has flourished. There are event highlights, such as Bird in Flight festival, Kyiv Photo Book Festival and Odesa Photo Days. And, features on some of Ukraine’s most well-known photographers, including Boris Mikhailov, Yelena Yemchuk and Maxim Dondyuk.
Indeed, there are also projects shot by the likes of Christopher Nunn, Mark Neville Wiktoria Wojciechowska and David Denil, who became enamoured with Ukraine, its people and its story.
Since the beginning of 2022, many Ukrainian documentary and fine art photographers have also become photojournalists overnight, choosing to remain in their war-torn country to document the horrors taking place in their home. BJP’s April 2022 issue contains a number of interviews which unpack this very topic in a special section about Ukraine. It also highlights the plight of the Ukrainian people to remain a sovereign nation, against all odds.