Photo exhibition marks 2008 war anniversary, pays homage to victims
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Photographs from the frontlines of the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia are on display in Tbilisi through today to mark an anniversary of the five-day conflict and pay homage to the memory of its victims.
Earlier today, the exhibition titled War Through Our Lens was launched in the courtyard of Georgian parliament's Tbilisi Palace, with snapshots by five photojournalists on display.
Held as part of the commemorations for the ninth anniversary of the war, the event involves photographs taken during the conflcit by photojournalists Giorgi Abdaladze, Zurab Kurtsikidze, Gleb Garanich, Vano Shlamov and Nodar Tskhvirashvili.
Photographs from the 2008 war on display in the courtyard of the Tbilisi Parliamentary Palace. Photo: Parliament of Georgia press office.
On the launch event for the exhibition, parliament chair Irakli Kobakhidze thanked the photographers for "preserving the history" of the days of the war and praised their work on the frontlines to capture moments of the conflict.
The attending audience was also addressed by Abdaladze, one of the five photographers featured in the display. The freelance photographer paid homage to the memory of his colleagues who became casualties in the short but devastating war.
Right to left: Photojournalists Nodar Tskhvirashvili, Giorgi Abdaladze, Vano Shlamov and Zurab Kurtsikidze at the opening of the exhibition. Photo: Ana Gochashvili/Facebook.
Our group of photographers aimed [through the display] to again remind our public and ourselves of the grave times of the year 2008. Sadly, our colleagues — reporters and photographers — were among the casualties of the August War, and it was our wish to commemorate them", said Abdaladze.
The reporters featured in the exhibition created some of the most widely known photographs from the war in which hundreds of military and civilians were killed and over 20,000 civilian residents remain displaced.
The photo reporters featured in the display paid homage to the journalists and photographers killed in the five-day war. Photo: Parliament of Georgia press office.
The photographs include those by Reuters photojournalist Gleb Garanich, the author of some of the most vivid photos illustrating the devastation of the August 8 war.
The exhibition will be on public display in the courtyard of the former parliament building in Tbilisi through Tuesday.
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