Red Journey

Communismanditsfallhadaworldwideimpact,butnonefeltthechangesmorethanthepreviouslySovietstates.In2007and2008,photographerNickHannestravelledacrossthe15formerSovietrepublicsandtookpicturesofthedifferentconsequencesofthebreakdownoftheSovietUnionin1991.Thispublicationincludesintensephotographyofadevelopingregionfullofcontrasts:extremewealthamidstpoverty;andgoldenstatuesofnewdictatorsincitiesofconcrete.Itshowshowmuchchangehasalreadyoccuredandhowmuchisstilltocome,withexperiencedphotographerNickHannes'poignantimages.