Grandma From The Corner
Photographer: Uliana Storoshchuk
Exhibit Title: Grandma From The Corner
Location: Ukraine
Grandma From the Corner is a story about an elderly woman who has lived alone for years in Lany village, west of Ukraine.
Her closest companions — goats, cats, dogs, ducks and chickens — bring her joy and purpose. Even after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this 94-year-old grandmother continues to care for them with dedication.
She wears the same clothes every day and changes them only a few times a year because she wants to feel closer to her animals.
In a country where millions have been displaced, separated, or killed, she chooses to stay — not out of stubbornness, but out of love. This is a story of strength, loyalty, and sincerity, because not everyone can love animals so or be their support in the hardest of times.
Her life reminds us of a deeper truth about Ukraine: resilience does not always look like protest or battle. It looks like a woman feeding her animals at dawn, refusing to abandon the lives that depend on her, no matter the danger.
Uliana Storoshchuk is a Ukrainian journalist and photojournalist known for her reporting and storytelling through text and photography. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Journalism (2016-2022) from Western Ukraine and has contributed to major media outlets such as Voice of America Ukrainian Version, Radio Free Liberty, BBC Ukraine, Ukraïner, Heroi Svobody (Heroes Of Freedom), UA:SUSPILNE, GLUZD, Evacuation.City, Tvoe Misto (Your City), Ukrainian Week, other. Her writings appear in Between the Text: Journalists for Journalists (2019) and Muscles Not Muses (2023).
Uliana participated in many lectures, schools for journalists, such as the School of Visual Storytelling with UKRAЇNER (2021), Photo Workshop of Important Stories with the support of the Ukrainian-Danish Youth House, which focuses in Ukraine, led by photojournalist Serhiy Korovaynyi (2021), amount. She represented Ukraine at international exchangzes ERASMUS+ Fight The Fake (Portugal), Equality & Equity Persons With Disabilities (Norway) in 2022.
Driven by a passion for independent journalism and documentary photography, Uliana has volunteered since russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In November 2022, she moved to New York City, working as head of communications and photographer for a Ukrainian-American organization.
In 2024, Uliana interned at Voice of America (Ukrainian version) and received the Director’s Fellowship at the International Center of Photography, focusing on documentary photography and visual journalism.
Her work captures the human side of war, emphasizing emotional and mental experiences, as well as forgotten stories. Uliana’s dedication to amplifying the voices of those affected by russia’s aggression makes her work unique in both journalism and visual storytelling.
Uliana Storoshchuk
Email: ulianastoroshchuk@gmail.com
Website: https://www.ulianastoroshchuk.com/
Location: New York, USA
Instagram:@https://www.instagram.com/u_storoshchuk/
Phone: 929-391-8033
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