The first female photographer appeared in the NCU men’s team. We present Anna Voitenko — one of the leading Ukrainian photographers working in the genre of documentary photo-history, the author of famous cycles of photographs, including: Iza, Dead Dogs, Strong People, Dity Smittya. Her style is a bright impressive picture, filled with deep philosophical content. Anna manages to find a common language with the most complex models and quickly enter the environment, becoming an organic part of the world she tells about.
The willow village Iza
Anna’s first series of photographs on the NCU The willow village Iza tells about the specific way of life of the inhabitants of a large old village located in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine. The village of Iza is famous and popular because all its inhabitants, following an ancient tradition, regardless of their main specialities and professions, are engaged in vine weaving. Many household items are specially made of vines, especially beautiful are their baskets. This is the glory and strength of the Carpathians, says Anna Voitenko.