Ukraine: Devastating impact of conflict captured in Price of Freedom photography exhibition in Hull

All are powerful.

“The striking and often moving images show the horror and destruction of the conflict alongside inspiring scenes of courage and hope,” says John Bernasconi, Director of the University of Hull Art Collection. “Among the vast media coverage of the invasion, these photographs are probably the images that will remain longest in our minds.”

The exhibition records the war through the work of some of the world’s leading war photographers.

One of the central images in the showcase has been taken by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Argentinian photographer Rodrigo Abd. The image shows 6-year-old Vlad at the grave of his mother, buried in the courtyard of their house in Bucha, after she was killed by Russian soldiers.

Another section is dedicated to the Mariupol University, which is twinned with the University of Hull, and was ruined as a result of a Russian missile attack last March.

There are memorable portraits of Ukrainian soldiers, doctors and firefighters in the dramatic moments of their military and everyday life. Together, they serve as a reminder of Ukrainian bravery.

A special video and soundtrack accompaniment has also been created for the exhibition by Rita Rusina, a Ukrainian from Kharkiv now living locally to Hull.

The exhibition is open in the Brynmor Jones Library, at the University of Hull, until September 2.