Author(s): YEVHEN SAMUCHENKO

Photography

On 24 February 2022, the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops began. Since then, Russia's war of aggression has continued with increasing ferocity and destruction. Millions of Ukrainians have fled to neighbouring European countries. Ukraine is now a country caught between two stools: on the one hand, it is striving for rapprochement with NATO and the EU; on the other hand, good relations with Russia have also always been of fundamental importance to the country. This is a picture book about a landscape and its country, which is going through dark times and is currently moving the whole world. Here we take a look at the beauty and the integrity of Ukraine. The Ukrainian landscape is characterised by steppes, plateaus, lowlands and mountains. The Lemurian Lake in the south of Ukraine impresses with its pink colour, as it has a higher salt content than the Dead Sea. The mountain ranges of the Carpathians in the west of Ukraine captivate with their wonderful wild beauty. The Ukrainian steppe is part of the great Eurasian steppe, which runs through several countries of Eastern Europe and used to be the home of the Cossacks. The country is also criss-crossed by numerous river courses, with the Dnieper, Donets and Dniester rivers, which flow into the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, being among the most significant. Unparalleled scale, out-of-this-world colours and unique landscape shots from above make this book a tribute to the beauty of the Ukrainian landscape. Text in English, German and Ukrainian. AUTHOR: Yevhen Samuchenko was born in Odessa, Ukraine. He began working with film photography at the age of 12. Today he specialises in travel photography and aerial photography with drones. Through his work, he especially wants to show the fragile beauty of our planet and the possibility of dialogue through the interaction of man and nature. He has even developed an educational programme specifically for this purpose. He is a member of numerous international and national photo organisations and has already won several awards, including 3rd place in Landscape and Adventure / Travel Photographer of the Year 2022 and bronze at the VIEPA Vienna Photo Awards 2021. SELLING POINTS: . A declaration of love by the young, award-winning Ukrainian photographer Yevhen Samuchenko to his homeland in dark times . An opulent illustrated book that shows the beauty, diversity and richness of colour of the Ukrainian landscape . By looking down on one, the dimensions of Ukraine as one of the largest European countries are made visible 145 colour illustrations