Presentation of the book "Ukraine: A War Crime"
We invite you to the presentation of the book "Ukraine: A War Crime", which brought together 93 photojournalists from 29 countries to tell the story of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The book prepared and published by FotoEvidence collects visual evidence of Russian war crimes, as well as reveals the personal experience of photojournalists in war zones. In 2023, the book was awarded the International Photography Awards.
The event will take place on November 12, at 4:00 p.m. on the 6th floor at PinchukArtCentre.
Participation by prior registration: https://forms.gle/thfvsPwF3ndp3kQk9
Languages of the event: English and Ukrainian, with consecutive translations.Speakers:
Paula Bronstein — is an American photojournalist, the author of the internationally acclaimed photo book “Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear”. Her expertise is documenting humanity, bringing awareness to issues throughout the world, focusing in many conflict regions.
Maxim Dondyuk — is a Ukrainian visual artist working in the field of documentary photography. Maxim’s works often explore issues relating to history, memory, conflict, and their consequences.
Oksana Parafeniuk — is an independent photographer based in Kyiv, Ukraine, where she is exploring the manifestations of human resilience and dignity among people facing hardships. Her main interest is to explore creative approaches in documentary photography.
Svetlana Bachevanova — is a Bulgarian American photojournalist, co-founder and executive Director of the FotoEvidence Association. The books she and her team publish expose injustice, create enduring evidence of violations of human rights and inspire social change.
David Stuart — is a sociologist with a dedication to human rights, co-founder and executive editor of FotoEvidence. His field of interest combines photography and social justice advocacy.
The purpose of the book coincides with the goals of the Russian War Crimes project by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and PinchukArtCentre, namely, they seek to convey the truth about Russian war crimes in Ukraine and give eyewitnesses the opportunity to tell real stories. The project "Russian War Crimes" was first held in May 2022 during the World Economic Forum in Davos, after which similar exhibitions were held in numerous cities around the world. In this way, the curators of the project seek to initiate a general discussion among the world community in order to encourage it to take concrete actions to help Ukraine.
The event will be moderated by Ksenia Malykh, art historian, head of the PinchukArtCentre Research Platform, co-curator of the exhibition Russian War Crimes.
Speakers:
Paula Bronstein — is an American photojournalist, the author of the internationally acclaimed photo book “Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear”. Her expertise is documenting humanity, bringing awareness to issues throughout the world, focusing in many conflict regions.
Maxim Dondyuk — is a Ukrainian visual artist working in the field of documentary photography. Maxim’s works often explore issues relating to history, memory, conflict, and their consequences.
Oksana Parafeniuk — is an independent photographer based in Kyiv, Ukraine, where she is exploring the manifestations of human resilience and dignity among people facing hardships. Her main interest is to explore creative approaches in documentary photography.
Svetlana Bachevanova — is a Bulgarian American photojournalist, co-founder and executive Director of the FotoEvidence Association. The books she and her team publish expose injustice, create enduring evidence of violations of human rights and inspire social change.
David Stuart — is a sociologist with a dedication to human rights, co-founder and executive editor of FotoEvidence. His field of interest combines photography and social justice advocacy.
Photographers who contributed to the book and will be present at the presentation: Karina Piliugina, Brendan Hoffman, Christopher Occhicone, Jonathan Moore, Sasha Maslov, Dmytro Chaika, Pete Kiehart, Katya Moskalyuk, Mykhaylo Palinchak, Evgenyi Maloletka, Timothy Fadek, Serghii Poznanski, Svet Jacqueline.
Learn more about the book via the link: https://fotoevidence.com/books/ukraine-a-war-crime-by-ninety-three-photojournalists?fbclid=IwAR1gfzhBo_gDwzJfnZBoQmWtgkJv_AE0sUQM-G-CxQ4Xe_R29ZiRJeLfS-0