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Elena Kalinichenko

Elena is a Ukrainian documentary photographer with five years of experience, dedicated to telling stories of people, nature, and culture through both digital and analog photography. She participated in the IKEA project, where she had the honor of being mentored by Annie Leibovitz. This experience, along with collaborations in creative and volunteer projects, has shaped Elena’s unique approach to visual storytelling.

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‘I’m not fine’ — Intimate scenes of life during war (Photos)

An abandoned bed that often remains empty until morning as its usual occupants seek shelter during Russian attacks. A backpack with essentials to take along during each air raid. A family hug during a blackout, when a flashlight brings out the invisible on a mother’s face in daylight. After almost three years in wartime Kyiv, Ukrainian documentary photographer and photojournalist Elena Kalinichenko turned her camera toward the private scenes of daily life as a way of coping with her reality. L