Liverpool & Ukraine Unite

This Saturday, Liverpool, my local city, hosts the worlds longest running musical event, an event so huge that it has eclised the crowning of a King in this part of the UK. An event that will be televised throughout the world and watched by almost 200 million people. It is the Euro Vision Song Contest …

Friends

Friends, sharing a moment in Kiev in 2019. Happy, enjoying a peaceful life, their future still ahead of them. I wonder where they are now and what they have seen ? Ukranian friends

Pray for Ukraine

I have set up a web site here in the UK as a voice for the civilian population of Ukraine. It uses the language of photography to show the true scale of humanitarian suffering. A few images are very graphic, most are just harrowing. I update it most days as new images are sent to …

Ukranian civilians evacuate Irpin

I was sent this video this morning by my Ukranian friend Yuriy Gruzinov. It was filmed yesterday ( Sunday 6th March 2022) and shows civilians evacuating the town of Irpin, outside Kiev. It has been sent to Sky News. https://youtu.be/ZG_d4UR_SvA You can see all of Sergi's images on this web site https://prayforukrain.weebly.com/. They are of …

War Crimes

Today i reported Sergi's images from Ukraine, to the war crimes unit of the Metroplitan Police so that under International law they may be used as evidence of genocide. The link to all of his pictures are here https://prayforukrain.weebly.com/images-from-ukraine.html All i can ask you all to do is send them to your local political representative …

Kiev, Friday March 4th 2022

These are the latest images from my friend Sergi Mykhalchuck in Kiev. #prayforukraine. If you tolerate this then your children will be next.

For my friends in Kiev ( Kviv )

I love Ukraine. I visited there in 2019 and was made so welcome. I was on my own but not for one moment did i feel alone. I fell in love with the country and the people. That is why my heart is breaking with the Russian invasion. I wanted to help the people of …

Praying for Ukraine 4

This is the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, the monastry of the caves. It is an historic Eastern orthodox Christian Monastry in hte centre of Kiev. It was founded in 1051 and the caves house the visible remains of over 100 saints including Pope Clement 1. It is a Unesco World Heritage site and one of the …

Prayers for Ukraine 3

Kiev, 2019. Another lovely resident of this beutiful city making my evening meal !. She had a small pot of change, saving to go and visit Amsterdam. I hope she made it and is safe tonight. I pray for Ukraine.

Prayers for Ukraine 2

Kiev 2019. I saw this Ukranian baboushka selling this single black rose. I hope she is safe and pray for her and her compatriots.