Ukraine-based image-sharing platform Depositphotos has launched a free-to-use collection of photos called “Say No to War,” which depicts the “brutal truth of what’s happening in Ukraine, as well as images of protests from around the world and inside of Russia.” Some of the images are tremendously hopeful, while others are graphic and devastating. Crucially, they are real images by “regular” people. The photos are from …
Tech startup CXIP has minted a 1/1 NFT of the Ukrainian flag, with all proceeds from its sale going to Come Back Alive, an organization that will provide aid to Ukrainian civilians living in the middle of the war. CXIP launched the project as a collaboration with Pussy Riot, Trippy Labs, PleasrDAO and numerous Ukrainian humanitarian activists. The auction—which incorporates a feature that allows users …
From Kyivska’s Kharkiv Metro to Moscow’s Tulskaya stop, Christopher Herwig photographs Soviet-era train stations all over Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and beyond. The project (and now book) follows his previous endeavor photographing bus stations, and the result is quite stunning. Whether featuring opulent chandeliers and luxurious marble or mosaics celebrating hard work, each subterranean scene is a peek behind what was the Iron Curtain. See more …
