Travelogue 2 - A thousand days of longing

For more than 1000 days, since the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24th, 2022, I have been sharing work from a more peaceful time, from before the full-scale war, as a small daily reminder and a longing for that life. This book shows a selection of those images, bringing in small fragments of stories - my attempt as a photographer, husband and father to preserve our memories.

The book begins in 2018 and ends with a photograph made in March 2022, 18 days after the full scale invasion.

It’s a book about the desire for a more peaceful time yes, but it’s also a book about war, life, travel, beauty, fear, and perhaps above all, love.

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Worlds were turned upside down on that day. Our 4 week old son, our family in Kyiv, our friends throughout the country - everything changed.

Lives torn apart.

Friends called to arms.

Families and lovers torn apart at the border.

Friends and colleagues. Murdered by the russian invaders and their rockets, guns, tanks and drones.