Synkroniciti is honored to welcome back inspiring photographer Svetlana Olshanskaya, who lives in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, with her compelling photograph, Dreams of Home. Sunset, deep pink suffusing the sky. A dog is seated, looking across a quiet roadway. Snow is melting on the ground and the fields are still, a structure, perhaps farm buildings, lies on the right on the other side of the road, half in and half out of the shot. Svetlana has captured a wistful scene–a moment of stillness that is eerie and filled with longing.
Many Ukrainians have been forced from their homes. Others have lost the meaning of home as a place of safety and growth. Today the questions remain–When will they be able to go home? Will home exist? Svetlana shows us more than the reality of displacement, she reveals a stubborn hope that challenges us to be better, to dream bigger, and to not give up on fighting for justice and safety for every human being.
View Dreams of Home in Synkroniciti’s “Dreams” issue, available for purchase here: https://synkroniciti.com/the-magazine/purchase-individual-issues/.
“Photography on a phone is my creative hobby and spiritual impulse. My artistic theme is the beauty and sensuality of the natural world. I am a participant in international competitions in the USA, Germany, India and other countries.”