All the photographs in this series were taken before the full-scale war began in Ukraine. The first photograph, featuring a seagull, was captured on the coast of the Azov Sea, about 100 kilometers from Mariupol. Back then, it was a quiet and peaceful place. The second photograph was taken more than ten years ago on the coast of the Black Sea, not far from Odesa. The third photograph was taken in the Carpathian Mountains in the year of 2019. Behind the camera, my best friend and I stood quietly, gazing at the mountains on a beautiful spring day.