Another side of war

"I have to do something against the feelings of anger, outrage and powerlessness!" These were my thoughts in the days after Russia started the war against Ukraine. On February 27, 2022 I packed my bags, jumped on my motorbike and left Berlin. First I went to the German-Polish border, then on to the Ukrainian border along which I travelled for several weeks. I met people fleeing from violence and war, encountered innumerable volunteers and experienced great solidarity and humanity. I also kept questioning my own role, wondered what borders mean and how we behave during this and other crises. Aside from it being an emotional journey, I was in search of motives that captured this crisis differently. I aimed to take quiet and subtle rather than obvious and sensational photos. In contrast to daily news photography, I was looking to tell the story of this moment in time at a slower pace.