Alienated Land or Phantom Europe
After the Second World War, the victorious powers redrew the borders and…
Features | Long-form stories
These long-form stories go beyond the headline to show how events, systems, and places shape everyday lives. Built on observation and reporting, these essays aim for accuracy, context, and respect — letting photographs carry the complexity that quick news often cannot.
The Country of Red Shamans
Photographer's Diary. Tuva, Russia. September 2001 Shaman Saylyk-ool during the ritual at…
Why and How Anton Chekhov went to Sakhalin
For the book by Oleg Klimov Calamity Islands In spring 1890, Anton…
Freedom By Permission
A short holiday from the police state—granted for football, revoked immediately after.
Photography and the Illusion of Reality
Photography is both a tool and a process of communication — between…
Every Authority Has Its Own Cemetery
Unlike dramaturgy in the arts, life is shaped not only by form…
A Journey Through Two Russias
Photo by Alexander Aksakov The farther you travel from Moscow or St.
Reverse Perspective | Soviet Union
From the present, the past appears in reverse perspective. Looking back, everything…