Having him in the van with us today, we will look at the Russian invasion of Ukraine through the eyes of one its most accomplished chroniclers by discussing a selection of Roman's images from the last two years. And I am, therefore, incredibly grateful to have him with us today.

Welcome to the Yellow Van, Roman!

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SHOW NOTES

Image Gallery
https://bit.ly/yellowvanstories

Roman on the Web
https://www.facebook.com/roman.pilipey
https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-pilipey-3a1a2367/
https://x.com/RomanPilipey

Ukraine Aid
https://www.hospitallers.life/
https://prytulafoundation.org/en
https://savelife.in.ua/en/

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MUSIC
Love In The Face Of Fear, Jim Kroft

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https://youtu.be/voAIEy4j4Lc

Today is a double premiere! For the first time I made an actual home visit and I conducted the entire interview in German! My apologies to all English native speakers, the next one will be for you again as well.

Meine Reisegefährtin dieses Mal ist Iryna Schneider. Sie betreibt eine eigene Marketingagentur seitdem sie aus der Ukraine nach #München umgesiedelt ist. Über sich selbst sagt sie: “Tagsüber bin ich Marketingmanagerin und abends Künstlerin.”

Wir unterhalten uns über ihre Kunst entlang der Grenze von Großstadt und Natur, den Wert des Ehrenamtes in unseren turbulenten Zeiten, und wie die Kunst, vor allem Kindern die den Krieg kennenlernen mussten, bei der Trauma-Bewältigung helfen kann. Und, wie immer, vieles mehr.

Neben ihrer ehrenamtlichen Tätigkeit betreibt Iryna eigene Initiativen und Hilfsprojekt|e zur Unterstützung der Ukraine. Die Links dazu findet Ihr unten in den Show Notes.

Willkommen im Yellow Van, Iryna!

SHOW NOTES
Schickeria
Kateryna Bilokur
Banksy
Tafel Deutschland
Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V.
Pablo Picasso

ILIYA CHICHKAN On
Mutual Art
Adamovskiy Foundation
Instagram

IRYNA'S INITIATIVES
https://www.instagram.com/irynas_artwork
https://www.instagram.com/donate_for_children_ukraine

MUSIC
Love In The Face Of Fear, Jim Kroft

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Mykola Kondrashev is an award-winning cinematographer and photographer based in Kiyv who also holds a master's degree in psychology.

With his experience on a wide array of projects including commercial music videos, feature films, and television series, Mykola has honed his skills to create captivating and powerful visuals.

Mykola’s impressive portfolio of projects spans the globe and he has worked with huge names like Coca-Cola, Radisson and Nescafé.

Mykola’s dedication to his craft is evident in all of his work, and we are excited to welcome him on board the Yellow Van to learn more about his journey as a cinematographer, how his daily routine has changed during the war and how the deep divide of war can split right through the middle of a family.

And, as always, a lot more.

Welcome to the Yellow Van, Mykola!

Shortly after the recording of our episode, Mykola received mail from the army to be registered with them. As I am recording this, Mykola, like countless other Ukrainians is waiting for his marching order. It could come any moment of any day. Alex Kraev from Odessa, who you might remember from one of the previous episodes, has already been at the front for almost two months now. In one of his latest Facebook-Posts, he wrote: "I am not dead, I am learning." War becomes something else entirely when you know the people who are thrown into it.

SHOW NOTES

Sergei Loznitsa, Ukrainian director
My Joy, film directed by Sergei Loznitsa

Link to the episode with Alex Kraev

Mykola Online
Mykola’s Personal website
Mykola’s Facebook
Mykola’s Instagram

Donations
Civilian: Psychological Association of Ukraine
Military: Eyes On Ukraine, Support for Drones

Love In The Face Of Fear, Jim Kroft

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