Blinded by War: documenting the aftermath of injury in Ukraine – photo essay

Since 2025, Paula Bronstein has been photographing wounded Ukrainian servicemen as they learn to live with the loss of sight, hearing and limbs For more than four decades, the US photojournalist Paula Bronstein has travelled to places overlooked by the wider world, including countries scarred by war, such as Afghanistan and Ukraine. Bronstein says her life’s mission has been to “bear witness to critical moments” and to “create images that evoke true empathy in others”. At a workshop in Lviv f...

By Luke Harding. Photographs by Paula Bronstein