Category: Civil Wars

Perched high on the turret, a Greek soldier scans the rugged mountainside while his armored vehicle waits on a rough track below. The angle emphasizes the machine’s bulk—thick tires, sloped armor, and a forward-pointing gun—set against steep, scrubby hills that feel both protective and exposed. In a single glance, the scene conveys vigilance: eyes up,…

Inside the technical training wing of a Greek training centre, a knot of recruits leans over exposed machinery while a British instructor gestures toward the parts that matter most. Sleeves are rolled up, caps sit at a practical angle, and the workshop atmosphere feels focused rather than ceremonial—learning by touch, by sight, and by steady…

On May 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square becomes a vast human tide, packed shoulder-to-shoulder with student protesters and supporters stretching toward the monumental buildings at the far edge of the plaza. Red flags punctuate the crowd, while hand-painted banners and cloth signs rise above heads like improvised sails, giving the scene both urgency and organization. The…

Firelight dominates the night along Changan Avenue, turning the roadway into a corridor of orange glare and heavy smoke. In the foreground, figures appear only as silhouettes—moving quickly, clustered together, their bodies outlined by the blaze behind them. Buses and other vehicles burn in the background, and the street’s scattered lights and signals fade into…

Scattered across the asphalt, twisted frames and buckled wheels lie in stark contrast to the upright bicycles still held by onlookers at the edge of the road. The camera lingers on the aftermath rather than the clash itself: metal spokes splayed like broken ribs, handlebars bent into unnatural angles, and scraps of debris tracing a…

Across the wide lanes of Changan Avenue, a line of Chinese Army tanks sits nose-to-tail beneath an overpass, turning a major approach to Tiananmen Square into a hard checkpoint in 1989. Red star insignia and turret numbers are visible on the armored hulls, while soldiers ride atop the vehicles and take positions along the roadway.…

Smoke billows over a city street as buses burn in the wake of upheaval linked to the student protest movement that had gathered momentum for weeks in Tiananmen Square in 1989. In the foreground, cyclists pedal quickly past the wreckage, their motion contrasting sharply with the stillness of a charred vehicle frame and the heavy…

New Year’s Eve in Pusan, 1950, brought an unexpected pause in the harsh tempo of the Korean War as UN forces gathered for a special show. Inside a crowded hall, rows of uniformed men sit shoulder to shoulder, their attention drawn away from briefings and billets toward a small performance space. The title’s promise of…

Inside a cramped shelter on Koje Island, the routines of survival give way to a tense medical examination. Doctor Henri Meyer leans in with a stethoscope as another attendant checks the young man’s body for signs of illness, his shirt lifted while he sits rigidly on a bare floor. Around them, other refugees wait in…

A river of people presses down a narrow road, filling the frame with faces, bundles, and the slow logic of survival. Children cling to adults, women in headscarves weave through the crush, and men shoulder sacks that look heavier than their bodies can bear. The winter-bright haze and bare embankments add to the sense of…