From Ukraine, war reporting that feels personal

Making Peace Visible

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Photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind and writer Alisa Sopova create intimate, accessible portraits of Ukrainian civilians living close to the frontlines of the Russian invasion. Sometimes their subjects are picnicking in a park or tending a garden. Other times, they’re repairing a ceiling damaged by shelling or waiting for departure on an evacuation train. Anastasia and Alisa have been working together in Ukraine since the Maidan Revolution, also known as the “Revolution of Dignity” in 2014. And over the years, they’ve returned to visit the same families, witnessing how the war touches men, women, and children over time.

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International media work:

NPR: The Ukraine war isn't new. These intimate photos show 3 families enduring it for years

The New Humanitarian: How seven years of war and COVID-19 split Ukraine in two

The New York Times: Opinion: Where There Are Fish in the Tap Water and Women’s Uteruses Fall Out

Time Magazine: The Strange Unreality of Life During Eastern Ukraine's Forgotten War

Music in this episode by Doyeq, One Man Book, and Bill Vortex

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The Making Peace Visible podcast is hosted by Jamil Simon and produced by Andrea Muraskin. Our associate producer is Faith McClure. Learn more at makingpeacevisible.org

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