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Johanna-Maria Fritz, A Grave in the Garden

The Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. Just two days later, the German photographer (born 1994) began her documentary work in the disputed areas. The pictures making up the series were taken within a year, in different places, and reveal the horrors of war and the cruel consequences for the population. The impressive reportage series provides a direct and unvarnished look at the daily existence of people who have to fight for their lives every day.

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An old man can no longer walk and therefore has to be carried across the bridge, Irpin 2022
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The Sushok family crossing the bridge, Irpin 2022
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Bombed-out apartment buildings, Borodyanka 2022
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The broken window of a bus with a first-aid cross on the wind shield, Bucha 2022
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Relatives and friends mourn the loss of Nastia (13), who was killed by a mortar attack, Lysychansk 2022
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A troop truck full of soldiers heading west from the front near Sievierodonetsk, Donetsk region 2022
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A boat brings residents across the water to Staryi Saltiv, after the bridge was bombed by the Ukrainians, Rubizhne, Kharkiv 2022
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Portrait of Oleg Yevsdigneyev (62) in his house, Rubizhne, Kharkiv 2022
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Serhiy Bezborodov (8) looks at one of the many legacies of war in the forest behind his family’s house, Rubizhne, Kharkiv 2022
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An AHS Krab, a self-propelled armoured artillery piece, next to a passenger car, Bakhmut 2023
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A lifeless man leans against a white wall. Above him, a graffiti in Russian reads: Merry Christmas. Greetings from Prigozhin, Bakhmut 2023
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A wounded soldier in the field hospital, Bakhmut 2023
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Milana (4) eats her borscht in a makeshift dining room in the basement of her apartment building, Bakhmut 2023
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Residents filling their water canisters, Bakhmut 2023
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The body of Nina Mykhailova lies lifeless on the floor of her bedroom, Bakhmut 2023
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Petya removing the body of Yuri Tchaika (65) in his house, Bakhmut 2023
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Gravediggers Volodymir, Kostya, Andrei and Petya bury a 95-year-old lady together with her daughter and a neighbour, Bakhmut 2023
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Burning residential house near the funeral home, Bakhmut 2023
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The home-made 57mm gun of the 241st Territorial Defence Brigade in action, near Bakhmut 2023
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Vladymyr hugs his daughter Mira (1) in the living room of his home, Bakhmut 2023
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