Jake Swantko on Documenting Ukraine after the Russian Invasion

We talk to the filmmaker about his return home to capture Kiev and Crimea in the midst of revolt

by Chérmelle D. Edwards During a recent a trip into Bed-Stuy’s Civil Service Café, we encountered an exhibit featuring photography from second-generation Ukrainian photographer and documentary filmmaker Jake Swantko‘s travels abroad. Some of these photos are part of his new documentary “Fathers and Sons,” which chronicles life from Kiev to Crimea and in Eastern Ukraine after the Russian invasion, using beautiful cinematography that is not …

Havana Modern

The unlikely byproduct of Cuba’s trade embargo with the US is a previously undocumented preservation of lavish midcentury architecture and design in Havana. In “Havana Modern” Michael Connors takes the reader through a visual tour of private homes and buildings in art deco and nouveau styles, impeccably maintained and otherwise inaccessible to the world at large.

Paris Photo 2014

Forgotten vintage photographs from the Russian Vkhutemas school to unusual point-of-views by Dirk Braeckman at the annual photography fair

While Paris Photo—the premier international art fair for photography—is most often associated with its placement within the stunning Grand Palais, which continually dazzles collectors and photography enthusiasts from the world over, this event is truly city-wide. With the quality of programming, the challenge of this fair is the endurance needed once swept into its charms. Amidst a stellar lecture series featuring the likes of David …