Wartime photography – i’m still here (part i).
Due to the current situation i have this strong feeling that all this has been going on for half my life. But this is just one month of this madness. I got usual to this ugly buzz of the incoming ballistic missiles attacks and even more loud and ugliest howling of local sires sounding a couple of minutes before the explosions. Very often I don’t hear these annoying sounds while I’m sleeping. The only “positive” detail of the horrible happening is the road traffic conditions. Regularly i need one hour(+) to get the offices at mornings, while its only 30 minutes these days, exactly like during pandemic days in 2020.
Today i would like to represent the first part of my wartime photography. It’s not about a front line or about damaged buildings in the center of Tel Aviv and other cities. It’s about how the regular people around me are trying to stay sane between the day and night ballistic missiles and drones attacks. To be honest, the situation here is not such terrible like in Ukraine, We have an incoming missiles alerts, soundings 10-15 minutes (depend on the part of the country) before the local sirens and finally explosions above the cities. This is huge difference and an amazing addition to the country defense system.
Some of the photographs of this series are presenting the scaring but picturesque look of the flying rockets. You can see the free flying separated cluster munitions ready to fall on the random civilians in radius 8-10 km. All the missiles and the traces i photographed from my garden during the first four days of the conflict, when i stayed to work from home. The other images of this series taken during my visits of the bomb shelter during my relatives’ visits on weekends. There was not a single visit without going down to the shelter, once even three times in one evening.
In my next post i will show you the moments from the wedding ceremony, birthday in shelter, rock music mini festival and the walk through the almost empty TelAviv’s beaches.
It’s what happens to the workplace when my coworkers are brought their kids to work
Some people decide to stay in the stairwell
This kid made cookies by himself to entertain his neighbors in the bomb shelter.
Moon and Misslie.
I’m glad you’re safe, my friend. I hope that continues.
From my perspective, it seems a bit pointless.
Thank you for taking a look Matt 😉
Stay safe! I hope the war ends soon.
Thank you Stuart. Im waiting for this moment.
These showings some intense, complex, and evolving emotions. The shelter, a lady near the stair, and kid ( cookies ) are truly beautiful in spite of the situation .
The missile on the sky looks like a shooting star. Great shots at night.
Thank you Victor showing these so called people at behind war . The kids at the office that made me smile. 😊
Thank you Naomi. I really hope to photograph these less and to concentrate more on the peaceful photography;-)
You did that 📷
More peacefulness is coming 😉 the next part will be much less depressing;-)
I sure you will . Never experienced that kind of (war) situation except I’ve heard from my mom and granny yet sadly still war exists.
Thank you for your greatness in you🙏📷
It’s better for you not to take part in this situation. even you were very close to this ;-)))
A horrible way to live Victor, Im glad you are safe and doing your thing with a camera. The shelter looks basic, but I guess you don’t need hotel conditions! Just a safe space. The munitions cluster looks scary.
Thank you Fraggle. Yes, this shelter is absolutely minimalistic and to spend more than 20 minutes inside is really too much.
But what a choice . I some buildings ppl equip their shelters with conditioners, wifi and even snooker tables. Well the snooker is really unnecessary 😉 But maybe it can relax someone ?.