Dispatch from Ukraine no.2 - Ron Haviv

Ron Haviv

Photo by Ron Haviv / VII. Ukrainians flee as the Russians advance into Irpin, Ukraine, March 10, 2022.

With the war in Ukraine in its third week, what is it like to photograph in Kyiv now?

I was interviewed for VII Insider on 13 March to learn more about how I have been working and what I’ve been seeing.

This follows on from my first audio dispatch from Kyiv on 2 March and came the same day we learned of the death of the American filmmaker Brent Renaud. Here is my discussion with David Campbell, managing editor of VII Insider.

People flee Russian forces advancing in the town of Irpin March 12, 2022. They were forced to cross a bridge, destroyed by Ukrainians, and pass through areas that have been attacked by artillery. Ron Haviv / VII

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Ron Haviv is director of The VII Foundation and co-founder of VII Photo. He has dedicated his career to documenting conflict and raising awareness about human rights issues around the globe. In the last three decades, Haviv has covered over twenty-five conflicts and worked in over one hundred countries. He has published four critically acclaimed collections of photography. His work, which has won numerous awards, has been featured in museums and galleries worldwide.