“Mariupol, ” exhibition of Pulitzer Prize winning photographs

from the first days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

by Evgeniy Maloletka and Mstyslav Chernov.

Bernstein Gallery, Princeton University, New Jersey.

 

On view from October 6 to November 10, 2023, the exhibition features photographs taken by Evgeniy Maloletka and Mstyslav Chernov in Mariupol in 2022, when they were the only Ukrainian journalists with international connections reporting from Mariupol. The Ukrainian Associated Press journalists were awarded a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for public service. Evgeniy Maloletka received a second Pulitzer for breaking news photography.

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Evgeniy Maloletka is a Ukrainian war photographer, journalist and filmmaker, who has been covering the war in Ukraine since 2014. He has also covered the protests in Belarus, and the Nagorno-Karabakh war. In addition to the two Pulitzer Prizes, he has won numerous international awards for his photographs, including the 2023 World Press Photograph of the Year.

 

At a special event on October 11th in Princeton, Evgeniy Maloletka will be introduced by Joe Stephens, the founding director of the Program of Journalism. After a short statement, Evgeniy Maloletka will talk with Deborah Amos, the Ferris Professor of Journalism in Residence and a longtime correspondent at National Public Radio.

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Mstyslav Chernov is a Ukrainian war correspondent, filmmaker and photographer known for his coverage of the Ukrainian revolution, the Russian invasion in Ukraine and wars in Iraq, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Afghanistan. Video he shot in Mariupol became the basis of his film “20 Days in Mariupol,” awarded at the Sundance Film Festival and recently released in U.S.

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Last fall Yara presented the “Mariupol” exhibition at Howl Arts in New York City.