[Update 18/4/06] - The book launch for Portrait of a Revolution has been rescheduled for July to allow additional publication time. Parties interested in attending the launch should still email Bohdan at bohdan@warchomij.com .
In creating Portrait of a Revolution, Perth photojournalist Bohdan Warchomij returned to his parents’ homeland, Ukraine, to document the memorable events of November 2004: the Orange Revolution.
Then, in the city of Kyiv, thousands of Ukrainians voiced their protest against a rigged Presidential election. The passion, fervour and extraordinary dedication of protestors -- people from all walks of life, from all over Ukraine -- led to Democratic candidate Viktor Yuschenko’s victory over incumbent Prime Minister Yanukovych. In Ukraine, Warchomij recorded these events for the British and Canadian press, creating images that became visualisations of the collective voices of Ukrainians and their bid for a fair and free political system.
Portrait of a Revolution also chronicles the lives of Ukraininans and Tartars, and features a series of startling, yet poignant and beautifully photographed, images of children affected by the legacy of Chernobyl.
Currently on exhibition in FotoFreo, the Fremantle Photography Festival, Warchomij’s photographs will be published in Portrait of a Revolution – the book in May 2006. To secure your invitation to the book launch, contact Bohdan Warchomij directly at bohdan@warchomij.com
More information about Portrait of a Revolution, and Wachomij’s body of work can be discovered at http://www.warchomij.com/
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Having experienced the events in Ukraine at the end of 2004 portrayed in Bohdan Warchomij's Portrait of a Revolution and having held the book in my hands, I can attest to the fact that he has truly brought the spirit of the time to life through his photographs.
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