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The language of photography is universal. Documentary photographer Kateryna Moskaliuk on the value and role of photography in times of war

6.5.2024
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Kateryna Moskalyuk is a member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, photojournalist, documentary photographer, works published in particular by Bloomberg Businessweek, Die Zeit, The Ukrainians, Ukraіner, Evacuation.City, Ban, Kunst, Forbes Ukraine and were presented at international exhibitions in Ukraine, UK, USA, Poland, Germany, Armenia, Japan and Hong Kong.

Prior to the full-scale invasion, her work focused on creating texts and photo reports that covered the lives of families raising children with disabilities, supported living facilities, the lives of the visually impaired, and other socially sensitive topics.

Now Katya devotes herself to documenting life in Ukraine, in particular in the project "Alone" about women whose husbands died in wars. Shooting participants in different cities of Ukraine, the photographer seeks to show that the war affects many, regardless of their place of residence.

“I started taking pictures on the second day — February 25th. She grabbed the camera and went outside. The camera was a salvation from what was happening. I filmed the work of volunteers at the railway station in Lviv, later in temporary shelters for displaced people. Since many people perceive information through pictures, it was very important for me to convey to the world what I saw,” Katya shares.

Watch the full interview on YouTube:

Director, cinematographer Snizhana Husarevich

Journalist Bogdana Sadomska

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Four Ukrainian photographers — Katya Moskalyuk (Lviv), Olga Kovalyova (Kharkiv), Mykhailo Palinchak (Kyiv) and Timofiy Melnikov (Odessa) — created a series of photographs where each portrait reveals one feeling, one name and one location related to Europe.

The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Marusya Maruzhenko
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar

Kateryna Moskalyuk is a member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, photojournalist, documentary photographer, works published in particular by Bloomberg Businessweek, Die Zeit, The Ukrainians, Ukraіner, Evacuation.City, Ban, Kunst, Forbes Ukraine and were presented at international exhibitions in Ukraine, UK, USA, Poland, Germany, Armenia, Japan and Hong Kong.

Prior to the full-scale invasion, her work focused on creating texts and photo reports that covered the lives of families raising children with disabilities, supported living facilities, the lives of the visually impaired, and other socially sensitive topics.

Now Katya devotes herself to documenting life in Ukraine, in particular in the project "Alone" about women whose husbands died in wars. Shooting participants in different cities of Ukraine, the photographer seeks to show that the war affects many, regardless of their place of residence.

“I started taking pictures on the second day — February 25th. She grabbed the camera and went outside. The camera was a salvation from what was happening. I filmed the work of volunteers at the railway station in Lviv, later in temporary shelters for displaced people. Since many people perceive information through pictures, it was very important for me to convey to the world what I saw,” Katya shares.

Watch the full interview on YouTube:

Director, cinematographer Snizhana Husarevich

Journalist Bogdana Sadomska

Read also:

Alone. Project of Ekaterina Moskalyuk about the wives of dead soldiers

Each couple's story is unique, but grief is the same for everyone.”

WEYUAPP: Europe through the eyes of Ukrainians

Four Ukrainian photographers — Katya Moskalyuk (Lviv), Olga Kovalyova (Kharkiv), Mykhailo Palinchak (Kyiv) and Timofiy Melnikov (Odessa) — created a series of photographs where each portrait reveals one feeling, one name and one location related to Europe.

The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Marusya Maruzhenko
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar

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