LEAVE THE WEST BEHIND

Photos, et cetera from Ukraine by Christopher Collison

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Vlad and his fish near the Dnipro in Kyiv. He says they are best fried. February 2019. 

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Kharkiv, Ukraine. October 2018.

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Kharkiv, Ukraine. September 2018.

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September 2017. Kyiv, Ukraine. 

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Perspective.

Kyiv, Ukraine. 

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Smiling faces at the Kurenivka market are happy to help make your shopping experience pleasant and surprising.

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Lyuba has been driving trams since she was 18 years old—41 years. Much has changed in Kyiv since then, but, with the exception of GPS trackers, the tram system remains largely the same. "Don't you like the bumps?" she says with a smile. "You get used to it!"

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Podil, Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Kyiv, Ukraine. Kurenivka neighborhood. 

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The biggest baseball fan in Skidzyel, Belarus. 

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The Colonel. Minsk, Belarus

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Sunlight and pastels in Mir, Belarus.

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A woman prays at a Catholic church in a small town near Minsk, Belarus. 

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A man and his goat named Belochka in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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A woman shows off her sea monster collection on the riverbank in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Space available for a pleasure cruise down the Dnipro. This man is happy to take you for a spin. Kyiv, Ukraine. You can also check out my Facebook side project: https://www.facebook.com/kyivinfocus

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A babushka and her kittens in central Kyiv, Ukraine. She asked me to take one, but I’m allergic.