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Vince’s New Life •

24 Hours in Kyiv: Between Ballistics and Cheeseburgers

Greetings from Kyiv. After a day spent photographing the city after yesterday morning's string of drone attacks, which killed two and injured over 40, I stayed up for most of the night due to a barrage of ballistic missiles courtesy of Russia. Around 4 a.m., I gave up on going back and forth between the corridor and bedroom and decided to sleep, only to wake up to some alerts on Telegram letting me know kamikaze drones were flying over the city. This feeling of doom gave me the idea to explain h...
Vince’s New Life •

The Story Of Mykolaiv, Ukraine’s Hero City With A Bright Future.

When it comes to news stories about Ukraine, the nation’s bigger cities such as Kharkiv, Odesa, and Kyiv tend to get most of the coverage. The trickle-down coverage tends to go to reports directly from active combat zones to showcase frontline conditions and new developments. There is nothing inherently wrong with this coverage, but it is also the reason why, back in 2023, when I met one of my best friends, Kosmos, at university, I had never actually heard of Mykolaiv, his hometown, despite the...
Vince’s New Life •

Beyond the Sirens: The Daily Toll of Ukraine’s Indefinite War

What image comes to mind when you think of war? Most would probably answer bombs, soldiers, gunfire, and death. The war in Ukraine has all of those things, but they are not where the suffering ends. I’ve been living in my new home for the foreseeable future in Kyiv, Ukraine, for a little over one week now, and when it comes to civilian suffering, what I have observed is a lot more than just the death counts from combat or various missile and drone attacks around the country. Don’t get me wrong,...
Vince’s New Life •

The Importance Of Foreign Volunteers In Ukraine

“The most rewarding part of volunteering is helping people and seeing how grateful they are for the help.”Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, volunteers have played a huge role in Ukraine’s success in defending itself from Russian invaders as well as aiding those struggling due to the ongoing war.To most, volunteering in a war zone sounds completely insane. However, to a brave few, it can be a transformative experience. I had the pleasure of speaking with one of those brav...
Vince’s New Life •

Summer Time In Kharkiv, Ukraine.

On July 11th, 2025, I stepped foot in Kharkiv for the first time. My objective while in the city was to interview an American volunteer at an NGO called Through The War. My stay in the city was only for 4 days, but that short amount of time was enough to leave a lasting impression. My first night/early morning was filled with the sounds of Shahed drones and Telegram notifications warning me of enemy aircraft in the city. I eventually managed to fall asleep for a few hours, but awoke to the noi...
The Brussels Times •

Life through a lens: Belgium’s streets as you've never seen them before

Since the invention of the daguerreotype process revolutionised photography in 1839, photographers have used the streets around them for artistic inspiration.

European cities like Paris and London were among the first subjects for photographers. Images ranged from simple street scenes to candid and intimate portraits of people taken by photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who is often referred to as the godfather of street photography.

Today, street photography remains just as popular, and many cities have organised collectives where each member documents the city in their own unique style.