TITLE: Human casualties of war.

I was invited by the Art Residency Sala752 to Poland six months prior to the war. The residency was in Rzeszow, the town near the border with Ukraine. The timing of being present during this turbulent time was accidental. I was overwhelmed to witness Polish attitude to the new reality. Polish people define for entire word the exact meaning of the word humanity; they showed the true generosity, genuine compassion, and concern from the heart. They have opened their country, their houses, and their hearts for Ukrainian. It’s unbelievable what is going on there. Distribution centers are on every corner; trendy shopping mall give out clothes, shopping store provide food, train stations distribute sims card and phones. Jewish Community Centers set up through towns help to distribute any needed supplies. The first time in history of humanity so many countries are united against unjusted invasion.
I believe that my commitment as photographer is to demonstrate the real life of real people was fulfilled in Poland.

AUTHOR: Ludmila Ketslakh (United States)

Formally a Mechanical engineer, I became a photographer in 2001. I graduated from Belarusian Polytechnic Institute with Master Degree in Thermodynamics. Currently I am completing the degree in Photography Technology at WCC in Ann Arbor. During the last eighteen years I have attended numerous workshops at Santa Fe, Maine and TWP photographic workshops. I had chance to met and study with outstanding teachers, they are the most influential photographers of our time who changed the way I look at the world. The list includes: Sam Abell, Antonin Krotochvil, Eugene Richards, Alex Majoli, Andrea Modica, Miguel Gandert, Paul Elledge and Leasha Overturf.

2017 Kassel Dummy Book Award 2017. The book “Uncertainty of Being” is being exhibited at international photo events in Istanbul, Moscow, Rome, Madrid, Dublin, Aarhus, Zagreb and Lotz

2015 Black & White magazine featured my work in December 2015 issue, #112, Chernobyl revisited, 10 pages Transforming Community.

Neutral Density Award 2015
Making Connection. Group exhibition. Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
Transforming Community. Group exhibition. Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY

2014 Black & White Magazine | 2013 Spotlight Award Winner
Feature article and portfolio in Black & White, October 2014 issue #105

Water. Group exhibition. Robert Morris Gallery, Chicago, IL
Revelations. Group exhibition. Riverside Art Center, Ypsilanti, MI
A Matter of Taste. Group exhibition. Michigan Women’s Historical Center & Hall of Fame
Cover of the book image. “Elderly Policies in Japan and Scandinavia: Aging Societies East and West” by Paul Milford.

2013 Winner of the Best of ASMP 2013. The ASMP interview is on the ASMP Web site at this link: http://asmp.org/best-2013-ketslakhPeople of My World. Solo exhibition. Florissant Valley Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO

2012 APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) Photography Expedition to the Philippines
XXI. My Pacific Ocean project. Selected by RIANOVOSTI, the Russian news and information agency, as one of 21 photographers chronicling life and work in 21 countries.

XXI. My Pacific Ocean. Group exhibition. Economic Summit, Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia
XXI. My Pacific Ocean. Group exhibition. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. Russia
The book XXI. My Pacific Ocean was published alongsite with the exhibition.

2011 ZOOM. Russians Everywhere.
Feature article and portfolio.

Mirror Image: Women & Photography. Group exhibition. Florissant Valley Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Themis. Group exhibition. St. Louis, University Museum of Art, St. Louis, MO
Chernobyl 25 Years After. Portfolio selection. FotoFest 2012 Biennial, Houston, TX2010 Group exhibition. JCC, Ann Arbor, MI

2009 Sacred Journeys by Rebecca Hint. Photograph featured in publication.

Solo exhibition at University of Michigan Hospital, Taubman Center

2009 FOCOS (Foundation of Orthopedic and Complex Spine) book publication featuring expedition images of medical professionals working with Ghana patients suffering from bone disorders. http://www.blurb.com/b/1188494-high-spirit-ghana

2008 Exhibition and fundraising campaign for non-profit organization FOCOS. Detroit, MI

2007 Group exhibition. JCC, Ann Arbor, MI

Photography expedition to Ghana to promote the work of NGO organization Ortho-FOCOS .