World’s Best Photographers About Another Crimea

The Crimean Peninsula is considered as a true heaven on earth: prairies, canyons, sea, green hills and mountains, elegant palaces and exotic castles, famous cave cities and picturesque fortresses form its landscape. Nevertheless, its strategic location on the Black Sea has castigated Crimea with a troubled history.

The peninsula has been considered precious loot for centuries. Cimmerians, Greeks, Romans, Goths, Huns, Tartars, Russians, Ukrainians all left their sign on it. Two events marked its contemporary history: the Crimean War in mid 19^th century between Russia and an alliance formed by Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom, France and Kingdom of Sardinia, as well as the 1945 Yalta Conference where Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill discussed Europe's post-war reorganization.

Since March 2014 the Republic of Crimea has been administered by the Russian Federation. 

In the light ofthis fact, a team ofworld-famous photojournalistsdecided to launch'Another Crimea',a projectaimed at capturing thediverse and fast-changing identityof Crimea. Each authorspentten days onsiteshooting, travelling andinteracting with people,both supporters and opponentsoftheCrimea's reunion withRussia.The project portrays the diverse spectrum of Crimean society,composed byRussians, Ukrainians, Crimean Tartars and other ethnic groups.The authorsdocumented the deep changesaffecting Crimea'seconomy and social life, explored its rich historical heritage andportrayed the peninsula's beautiful landscapes.  

Please, find the outcome on http://www.anothercrimea.com, whichcomprises five unique photo stories byFrancesco Zizola (NOOR), Yuri Kozyrev (NOOR), Gueorgui Pinkhassov (Magnum Photos), Olivia Arthur(Magnum Photos)and Christopher Morris (VII), and a video documentary by Pep Bonet (NOOR).

ANOTHER CRIMEA 

http://www.anothercrimea.com
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