Wartime photography – it’s not about war (part ii).
So if the wartime photography is not about the war, so what is exactly about? it’s more about a person struggling, about different attitude to this difficult period time. Some feel broken, others invincible and unbreakable. Some don’t leave their homes for weeks, while others simply feel better outside, surrounded by people. Some are unable to leave their homes because they need to care for relatives and children.
Everyone decides for themselves how to continue living actively “now,” rather than waiting for the “day after the war.” This is very similar to “the day after the pandemic”, “the day after bad weather”, or “the day after something else”. The time is now. Please check the previous post about.
In this episode you will find my friends’ wedding ceremony, during which twice everyone involved went down to the bomb shelter surprised the random people entered the bombshell from the street. My friend’s brother’s birthday, which we celebrated in the music studio. Scenes from the Rock festival, from the filming of the video clip with my friends. From the nature jam with drums and didgeridoo (well the didg in not in the frame). A view of the Tel Aviv seashore, incredibly deserted on a weekend. And a few shots from a nearby shopping center. And the final photo of this series taken during the “modeling” session with my good friend Anat.
Life somehow always just goes on for most people.
It’s a weird dichotomy, and sometimes my head hurts when I too much about it.
Thank you for your thoughts Matt. Yes, animals reproduce successfully in cages, when daily some of these despair for the experiments or to be our food. We are not far from these. Addiction and survival…
Great set of images, love the band shots.
Thank you very much!
These are super beautiful Victor ! ❤️🩹So true in your words. We need to cherish the moment whether there was painful sadness days . You founded the way . Bravo. Salute to you and thank you 🙏
Thank you darling !!
These are amazing! I’m in awe…..hoping for more peaceful times, obviously, but your documentation ( as well as your obvious skill as a photographer) is so inspiring.
Thank you for taking a look and for very kind words.
What really hits me about this work is that it’s not about war itself, but about how people keep living while it’s there. Everyday life just goes on — sometimes uncomfortable, sometimes almost surreal, but always real.
Those moments probably say more than the images we expect. Not the explosion, but the silence around it. Not the big gesture, but how someone keeps going, adapts, or simply stays present.
Maybe that’s what it’s really about: not what happens, but what it does to people — and how that shows up in the small, ordinary things.
Thank you Arjan for these words. It’s impossible to explain better.
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