Category: Civil Wars

Along a sunlit roadside, a woman pedals a bicycle past an unsettling ridge of wrecked automobiles, piled and rusting like a deliberate barricade. The frame contrasts quiet motion with violent stillness: a narrow strip of pavement, scrubby grass, and palm trees beyond, while the skeletal cars lean at odd angles as if discarded in haste.…

Along the Cambodian–Thai border in Aranyaprathet, this 1985 scene freezes a tense moment from the civil wars that spilled across frontiers and into refugee corridors. A blindfolded Cambodian soldier stands at the center of the frame, held by armed men in camouflage, his posture rigid beneath a brimmed hat and travel-worn clothing. The stark contrast…

Winter light washes over the Champs-Élysées as long ranks of Prussian troops advance in measured formation, their lines receding toward the hazy distance of Paris. From this elevated viewpoint, the geometry of occupation becomes unmistakable: infantry blocks, mounted riders spaced like sentries, and artillery pieces aligned wheel-to-wheel. The broad avenue, normally a stage for Parisian…

Soot-darkened masonry and empty window bays turn this Paris corner building into a blunt witness to the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War and the surrender of France. The curved façade, once designed to draw the eye along a busy intersection, now reads like a ledger of violence—floors stripped to their frames, shutters hanging askew, and…

A line of women moves along a Belfast pavement in 1978, each carrying stark placards that read “PARKHURST,” “AYLESBURY,” and “WORMWOOD SCRUBS.” Behind them, a high stone wall topped with cemetery crosses creates a severe backdrop, amplifying the gravity of their message. Their coats, scarves, and set expressions suggest a determined public appeal rather than…

Urgency spills into the street as a wounded person lies stretched out on the roadway while civilians and aid workers crowd in close. Several figures wear armbands and carry bulky medical bags, a visual cue that matches the title’s “Red Cross-types,” even as armed men linger at the edges with rifles slung and faces tense.…

A long line of men moves across an open, green slope on Mount Vlašić, their faces turned down and their hands close to their bodies as they pass under watch. The title identifies them as Bosnian Croat soldiers taken as prisoners after surrendering, and the scene reads as an uneasy march rather than a triumphant…

On a cold, open roadway in Sarajevo, a human body lies facedown on the asphalt, a dark stain pooling beneath the head while the city’s hills and apartment blocks sit muted in the distance. Snow clings to the edges of the scene, and the wide street feels unnervingly empty—more like a corridor than a place…

On a Sarajevo balcony, Minka Salihagic leans into the concrete railing, her profile set against a skyline of high-rises scarred by war. The stark light and deep shadows turn the apartment blocks into looming silhouettes, their pocked facades and broken windows hinting at the violence that reshaped everyday life. In the foreground, her stillness carries…

Against a cracked wall pocked with impact scars, two dogs have curled into the smallest pocket of calm a Sarajevo street can offer in 1994. Their bodies form a rough circle on the dirt, pressed close for warmth and safety beneath shuttered windows. One sleeps with its muzzle tucked in, while the other holds a…