Series description
Looking out was never as dangerous as it is now. The war is felt both at home and on the streets, and windows are now glassless from the impact of missiles, bombs and gunfire. What was once a living room or a dining room is now a box from which people can see and hear the pain and desolation. In Ukraine, each window shows a horror story.
These photographs were taken between March and April 2022. They reflect on how a home is now a space where devastation dwells and how its windows are now frames for the destruction outside.
Biography
Miguel Gutiérrez (1983. Bogotá, Colombia) is a staff photojournalist currently managing the photography department of EFE international news agency's Caracas, Venezuela bureau, where he has worked since 2012.
From 2010-2011 he worked as a photojournalist covering breaking news, politics and sports in Venezuela for Agency France-Presse international news agency.
His photographs have been published by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The United Nations, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Le Monde, The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, NRC Handelsblad and The Guardian.
Window 1
The window of a house affected by shells, taken on 14 April 2022, in Rozhivka, Ukraine.
© Miguel Gutierrez, Venezuela, Shortlist, Professional competition, Architecture & Design, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Window 2
The window of a house affected by shells, taken on 14 April 2022, in Rozhivka, Ukraine.
© Miguel Gutierrez, Venezuela, Shortlist, Professional competition, Architecture & Design, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Window 3
The window of a house affected by shells, taken on 16 April 2022, in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
© Miguel Gutierrez, Venezuela, Shortlist, Professional competition, Architecture & Design, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Window 4
The window of a house affected by shells, taken on 16 April 2022, in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
© Miguel Gutierrez, Venezuela, Shortlist, Professional competition, Architecture & Design, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Window 5
The window of a house affected by shells, taken on 16 April 2022, in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
© Miguel Gutierrez, Venezuela, Shortlist, Professional competition, Architecture & Design, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Window 6
The window of a house affected by projectiles, taken on 17 April 2022, in Rozhivka, Ukraine.
© Miguel Gutierrez, Venezuela, Shortlist, Professional competition, Architecture & Design, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Window 9
The window of a house affected by projectiles, taken on 6 May 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
© Miguel Gutierrez, Venezuela, Shortlist, Professional competition, Architecture & Design, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards