Photography

Nadia Ash portrays Josef Koudelka as a photographer of exile and rootlessness, whose images preserve the lives of displaced and marginalised communities while transforming photography into a form [...]

Georgie Archer reflects on her time hiking the Peaks of the Balkans trail, a stunning route that zig-zags over the borders between Montenegro, Kosovo and Albania in the depths of the mountains. [...]

Known to some as the Switzerland of Central Asia, it should be clear from the start that mountains feature prominently in any scenic depiction of Kyrgyzstan.

Pieter Wijfker examines the legacy of Soviet mosaics in Central Asia, starting with the cities of Almaty and Tashkent.

Our partner OsTraum delves into the work of Croatian photographer Bojan Mrđenović, highlighting the role of the spa in Croatian society

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning shares some of her favourite Soviet Georgian mosaics in this article highlighting their history (and neglect)

Our partner OsTraum highlights some of the best examples of socialist architecture in Berlin, as a part of this month's focus on architecture

Lance Bradley looks at how ideology and art are conceived through photography and architectural heritage in Central and Eastern Europe

Photographer Anastasia Karkotska captures the essence of life in Nagorno-Karabakh, sharing photos from her trip one year ago

Alexander M. Clegg photographs the lost castles and historic towns of Romanian Transylvania, unveiling the region's myths and legends