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A short trip to Kazakhstan left me with vivid memories. In March 2021, my friends organised a little getaway to the frozen Kapchagay Reservoir — a place where the steppe meets the sky, and the air feels clear and still. It was quiet and vast. The ice was still thick, but spring was in the air. The girls brought homemade pastries and hot tea, and we had a picnic right on the frozen cost, wrapped up in blankets. It was chilly, but cosy. These moments — the landscape, the simplicity, the warmth — have stayed with me ever since.

This photo series is a quiet tribute to connection — between people, between cities, and between moments captured on film. Shot on Ilford PAN 400, these images are the result of a beautiful accident: a double exposure created not by design, but by distance, memory, and trust. The Story Behind the Film: Some time ago, my husband Oleksii took a few photographs in Kyiv. Nature. Machinery. Buildings. He didn’t finish the roll — and forgot what was on it. When he sent the film to me in Geneva, I loadedit into my camera, unaware of the latent images it already held. I photographed what surrounded me: lake shores, city architecture, textures of everyday life.