Since the beginning of 2022, rumors of a possible invasion of Ukraine by Russia were in the air. On February 24, 2022, Russia began a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, with explosions reported in multiple cities and far outside the restive eastern regions held by Russian-backed rebels. Throughout the next 50 days, I worked on a long assignment for Getty Images, documenting the refugees' arrivals, relocation, and integration in Poland. Throughout the following months, millions of refugees who fled from the invasion arrived and stayed in Poland.
Omar Marques is a Portuguese freelance photojournalist from northwest Portugal based in Krakow, Poland.
He works as a stringer for Getty Images, Anadolu Agency and collaborates with magazines on editorial and commercial assignments between Central/Eastern Europe and Balkans.
In addition to providing news coverage around Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans, he works on personal long-term projects. Omar’s photographs have been published in The Times, The New York Times, Stern Magazine, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, Paris Match among many others.
