Prisoner exchanges have become a regular feature of this war and for Kyiv, they must continue. Russia’s apathy for human life has been demonstrated since the full-scale military operation in February 2022, as they continue to throw men into war unprepared. Many describe their time in captivity as an improvement from their lives in Russia or on the frontlines. They don’t care about the outcome of the war and they express sentiments of indifference about their future. “What do I have to go back to?” Echoing the shared sentiment that it makes no difference if they die in prison or at war.
Svet Jacqueline graduated from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Recently, she was a photo essayist in the book, Relentless Courage: Ukraine And The World At War. CNN featured her as one of 12 women and nonbinary photographers capturing 2022. She is HEFAT trained, a member of Women Photojournalists of Washington, The National Press Photographers Association, and is freelancing in Ukraine- represented by ZUMA Press. ZUMA Press is a US independent press agency and wire service that provides editorial photography services.
Awards 2023 Ukraine: A War Crime, FotoEvidence Book
2023 ZEKE Magazine: “Too Young To Fight”
2023 Panelist: Documenting Ukraine, The Social Documentary Network
2023 Finalist: Rest Of World Photography Competition
2023 Re-Focus Awards Gold": “Moments Of War”
2022 CNN Women And Nonbinary Photographers Capture 2022 (click)
2022 The Yunghi Kim Grant Recipient: “Too Young To Fight” (click)
2022 NYU Exhibit: Reimagining Interiority “100 Days of Protest”
2022 Photo Book: Relentless Courage: Ukraine And The World At War (click)
2022 All About Photo: Best Modern Photographers, September
2022 Eddie Adams Workshop XXXV - Jeffersonville, NY
2022 Missouri Photo Workshop ‘74 - Excelsior Springs, MO
2022 Muse Photography Awards Gold: “Roadblock in Reynosa”
2022 Panelist: Urgency Ukraine, TheBronx Documentary Center
2022 Best of Photojournalism National Press Photographers Association: 1st Place, General News
2021 A Stranger’s Guide: California ”The Tarped Streets”
2021 House of Lucie Budapest Best In Show Gallery: “Floating Through Darkness”
2021 International Photography Awards: 1st Place “Floating Through Darkness”
