‘Negatives are photographic truths’: the collector who fled Russia with a haul of second world war images
Kate Connoly | The Guardian | 14th March 2026
Bondar, a Ukrainian photographer, sees war photography in especially broad terms. Besides including the work of professional photographers, it contains many images taken by less heralded photographers. Not having been manipulated, these represent a “collective memory” of terrible events. His WW2 images, assembled over more than a decade, are often conspicuous for their humanity, a “counterpoint” to conventional narratives of wartime heroism. Bondar’s website is here.