See Lublin through Roman Kravchenko’s eyes.
Roman Kravchenko is a Ukrainian photographer, historian, and journalist. He was forced to flee Ukraine after the Maidan events in 2014. He had faced death threats but finally found shelter in Lublin, Poland. He is a member of the team at Workshops of Culture in Lublin and runs the Photography Studio in the Hartwig Alley at Kowalska 3. The corner is named after a family of artists whose members were prominent photographers. Mr Kravchenko holds workshops on ancient noble photography techniques, such as ambrotype, talbotype, and many others. He is one of a few artists around the world who cultivate and keep these techniques alive, preventing them from falling into oblivion in our fast-paced digital age.
You can visit his studio for free but do not expect to have your ID or passport photo taken. Instead, in this photography studio you will travel back in time to the 19th century, commission a portrait on glass and find out, among other things, how photographers retouched their photographs without the use of any software.
Photographs are developed on glass, you only have one shot to take a picture. What comes of it can only be seen later, after the photo is developed. It requires concentration, vision and reflection – features Roman Kravchenko exhibits in his pieces. Artists like Mr Kravchenko capture the essence of beauty of a place at any given moment in time, giving us a chance to see familiar sites from a different perspective.
The photographs, taken one at a time, bring out Lublin’s beauty and spirit – things you can see when you stop and take some time to reflect and breathe in the atmosphere of a place.
All the photos in this post, Roman Kravchenko’s take on Lublin, have been taken recently, they are all new, show Lublin now.
All photos courtesy of (c) Roman Kravchenko.
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. A view of the archcathedral and the Trinity Tower
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Kalinowszczyzna street, St. Agnes’ Church
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. The Hartwig Alley
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Podwale street and the church of St. Adalbert
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. A view of the archcathedral and the Trinity Tower
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. A building at Wyszyński Street
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Tatary district
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. A view of Lublin, Czwartek Hill
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Stairs leading up to St.Nicholas’ Church, Czwartek Hill
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Zalew Zemborzycki
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Zielona street
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Zalew Zemborzycki
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. The Lublin Castle.
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. A backyard in the Old Town
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Kowalska street
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. The Lublin Castle
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Road to the Lublin Castle, a view towards Grodzka Gate
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. The Church and Monastery of the Order of Capuchin Friars Minor, Krakowskie Przedmieście street
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Zalew Zemborzycki
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Chopin street.
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Tatary district.
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Misjonarska street.
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. A backyard in the Old Town
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Kalinowszczyzna street, St. Agnes’ Church
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Czwartek Hill.
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. The Hartwig Alley
Photo: Roman Kravchenko, Lublin, Poland. Self-portrait. Roman Kravchenko in his studio at Kowalska 3
"He was forced to flee Ukraine after the Maidan events in 2014" - such a simplification! He was forced to flee Ukraine after Crimea, his home, was occupied by Russians. After that Roman, who was known for his pro-Ukrainian attitudes, started to get death threats from Russians and his pro-Putin neighbors.
"He was forced to flee Ukraine after the Maidan events in 2014" - such a simplification! He was forced to flee Ukraine after Crimea, his home, was occupied by Russians. After that Roman, who was known for his pro-Ukrainian attitudes, started to get death threats from Russians and his pro-Putin neighbors.
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