A year along the Dnipro River
It is impossible to understand Ukraine without understanding the Dnipro River – its role in forging the fortunes of the nation, and its meaning to Ukraine and Ukrainians. Europe’s fourth-longest river at around 2,200 km, the Dnipro, (known by Russians as The Dnieper) rises between Moscow and St. Petersburg, flows into Belarus and curls through central Ukraine, powering cities and watering precious land before spilling into the Black Sea. Throughout 2023, photojournalist Ed Ram travelled the length of the Dnipro River in Ukraine to document its role in a country at war. In winter, around Kyiv, the project explores the river’s role in Ukraine’s history and identity; in spring, it looks at the river powering industry and farming in Cherkasy Region; in Summer, the project examines pollution and the health of the river around Zaporizhzhia; and in Autumn, it documents the Dnipro’s roll as the front line in liberated Kherson.
Ed Ram
Ed Ram is a photojournalist and reporter based between Kyiv and Nairobi. Ed worked at BBC News in London for eight years before moving to Kenya in 2019 to cover social justice, conflict and climate change in East Africa. He later went to report on Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Ed is interested in personal stories of courage, resilience and resistance. He holds an MA in Photojournalism from London College of Communication.
Exhibition presented free of charge in the 1912 Building of La Pulperie.
Exhibition presented within the framework of the Zoom Photo Festival Saguenay.
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