"Unbreakable" is an extensive study and preservation of modern Ukrainian photographic heritage, which should be introduced to the whole world. Each photo will be accompanied by a short comment describing the place, time, and circumstances of the event. The publication is planned in two language versions—Ukrainian and English. The album, made in high polygraphic quality, can represent Ukraine at international book and photo exhibitions and will become a desk book for Ukrainian diplomats, cultural activists, politicians, and every Ukrainian. In addition, the publication will draw attention to the extremely high level of professionalism of Ukrainian photographers, who, despite the risks and obstacles, tirelessly continue to record our history for us every day.
We believe that a story without a photo is just words. Unfortunately, no one believes words in the modern world. And it is the photograph that is an indisputable document that conveys the truth and prevents the disparagement and rewriting of our history.
Now, we are not just standing on the threshold of a new era in the history of Ukraine, we have already taken a step forward and crossed this threshold. Every day, since February 24, 2022, we have all been building new Ukraine together, at the cost of incredible efforts, painful transformations, and, unfortunately, human losses. The purpose of this book is to convey the significance of the transformations that our country is undergoing, as well as to show the value of documentary photography, which in the conditions of war is not just a source of evidence of events but a powerful weapon against propaganda and the falsification of history.
In the book, the reader will see well-known pictures that have already become part of world history — the consequences of an airstrike on the maternity hospital in Mariupol, liberated cities that were occupied by Russian troops, and mass graves in which thousands of peaceful Ukrainians are buried. The book also features photos that have not yet been published. One way or another, each photo in this book is a symbol of the struggle, unity, and invincibility of the Ukrainian people. The East and the West, politicians and ordinary citizens, military and civilians — all are united in their desire to repel the enemy and defend their homeland. Not only us, the citizens of Ukraine, united; almost the whole world united around us, watching with horror the atrocities of the Russian occupiers and, at the same time, with admiration, the courage and steadfastness of Ukrainians. We are not alone. The truth, the strength, and the support of the entire civilized world are with us because this is a war for democratic values shared by all countries where democracy and freedom of speech prevail.
In the photo book "Unbreakable", we are investigating the chronicles of the war in Ukraine, which were witnessed by dozens of Ukrainian photographers. Their photos will help to create a unique art publication that will become the starting point of a new era in the history of Ukraine and show it to the world.
Our goal is to support Ukrainian documentary photographers who are constantly risking their lives and, in addition to physical violence, receive threats and are subjected to considerable pressure for covering the truth that is "unfavorable" to the occupiers.
After all, the information front is no less important than the military one, and the courage of documentary photographers who show true events of the war is equal to the courage of soldiers with weapons in their hands.