Alone in a Crowd

A woman talks on a phone on a balcony beside mannequins in Kiev on April 20, 2019 on the eve of the second round of the Ukrainian presidential election. Photo: AFP/Sergei Gapon.

Tea for Two

A cyclist rides past people wearing animal costumes during heavy snowfall in Kiev, Ukraine. Photo: AFP/Sergei Supinsky.

Pysanka Square

Kiev, Ukraine: People look at large Easter eggs on display in the city centre. Some 500 traditional Ukrainian pysanky, painted Easter eggs, are exhibited before the celebration of the main holiday of the Orthodox church. Photo: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images.

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Kiev, Ukraine: Masked protesters carry banners reading “Sex work is my work! My work is my choice!” during a rally in front of the parliament building. Photo: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA.

A Window in the Wall

Kiev, Ukraine: A man walks on a snow covered street as temperatures got as low as minus 20 degrees celsius. Photo: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA.

Winter is coming (but he forgot his wallet)

A cashier awaits clients as she sells tickets to a public toilet in central Kiev, Ukraine. Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters.

Fictional truth

Models wait backstage during Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kiev. Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters.

Ки́ївський метрополіте́н (Kiev Metro)

Kiev, Ukraine: Metro workers have presented flowers to passengers prior to Kiev marking International Women’s Day. Photo: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA.

Політична коректність (Politically correct)

Deputies of Ukraine’s parliament fight among smoke grenades thrown during a session in Kiev, 2010. Photo: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images.

Сучасне мистецтво (Contemporary Art)

Flight attendants pose in front of a painted Antonov-24 at Zhulyany airport in Kiev, Ukraine. The 45-year-old plane has been turned into an arts and exhibition space. Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters.

Смайл (Smiley)

Kiev, Ukraine: Funny faces drawn on snowy car windshields in the courtyard of an apartment block. Photo: Igor Golovniov/ZUMA Press/Corbis.

Coffee and Cigarettes

UKRAINE, Kiev: A row of coffee vendors trailers in the form of pink snails, block the entrance to the city hall and the office of the Mayor Vitali Volodymyrovych Klitschko during a protest in Kiev on July 30, 2015. The demonstration was staged in protest against recent legislation deemed harmful to the trade and livelihood of street vendors. AFP PHOTO/SERGEI SUPINSKY.