Ukraine, 2017
Irena proudly presents her engagement ring for the first time. Andrii proposed to her at one of the most romantic places in Ukraine: The Tunnel of Love. While the 18-year-old is still speechlessly admiring her bouquet of roses, the 25-year-old future groom has very clear ideas about their future together and their homeland: “Two or three children, a beautiful apartment, a big car. And peace. We don’t want to send our soldiers to the frontline anymore. We have so little time and it shouldn’t be spent on wars. Better to love, grow, flourish, and have children.”
The war seems far away from this special place in northwestern Ukraine. The idyllic Tunnel of Love, an approximately four-kilometer-long arched canopy between the villages of Klevan and Orzhiv, was created in a collaboration by nature and man […]
Photos: 2017 © Marco Ristuccia
Text: 2017 © Christine Roth
NOTE: The full version of this reportage is part of a wider project published on an book, which consists of five chapters and ninety-five colour photographs. It is available for purchase in printed and eBook form on Amazon website.