MD-ICCCR is proud to present a portion of "People's Republic of Chaos" by Maria Turchenkova. This segment of her photographic work on the Ukraine conflict documents fighters and civilians on all sides of the conflict as they move their lives underground.

Maria Turchenkova's bio from her website:

After five years of radio journalism, Maria took up photography in 2011 and started with documenting political and social issues in Moscow. Since then she reports from the remote places, working on editorial feature stories as well as conducting her personal projects. As documentary photographer she explores mostly under-reported stories.

In 2012-2012 she has been working independently on a long-term project ‘Hidden War In The Land Of Mountains’in Dagestan, North Caucasus, Russia. During 2014 she reported extensively from Ukraine. Recently her attention focused on reporting from the Middle East. She follows compassionate and empathetic approach towards the human stories she covers. Her photographic investigation looks into the causes and effects of extreme violence and injustice.

Maria Turchenkova’s work has appeared in TIME Magazine, Le Monde, NYT, The Guardian, Der Speigel, Newsweek Magazine, The Times, La Repubblica, Russian Reporter, Novaya Gazeta, MEDUZA, ARTE TV and others. In 2013 she was selected a member of Getty Reportage Emerging talent. The same year she became a participant of the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam. In 2014, Turchenkova was selected as “PDN’s 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch”.