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19/03/2026

A sadhu at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal, where cremations take place along the sacred river.

The ash on his face symbolizes impermanence and detachment from the physical world, while the red and yellow markings reflect devotion and spiritual identity.

Living outside the rhythms of work, family, and material ambition, they devote themselves to prayer, ritual, and detachment from the physical world.

08/03/2026

Celebrations erupted across Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, following the country’s first national elections after the forced dissolution of parliament during the Gen Z–led protest movement in September. The vote resulted in a sweeping mandate for the newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), a centrist political movement that has become a symbol of the country’s push for political reform and anti-corruption.
Here, RSP candidate Biraj Bhakta Shrestha celebrates his decisive victory in Kathmandu District 8, one of many wins for the party across the country. The landslide result marked a dramatic political shift, unseating Nepal’s long-dominant parties, including the UML, whose years in power came to an abrupt end in 2025 after widespread protests led largely by youth activists demanding an end to corruption among the political elite.
The atmosphere among supporters was jubilant as crowds gathered while Shrestha paid tribute at the Akash Bhairab shrine — a deity revered as a protector of the city and associated with power, victory, and authority. Locals explained that it is customary to offer thanks at the shrine before celebrating any major success.
As Shrestha emerged, people packed the temple entrance, eager to greet the victorious politician and take selfies. The crowd then followed him through Kathmandu’s narrow alleyways to the modest apartment where he grew up.
“He is a man of the people, a man who can speak directly to us,” one local said, expressing pride in Shrestha’s humble origins.
After months of political uncertainty and tension about the country’s future, the decisive victory of the reform-oriented party was met with widespread joy as many Nepalis looked ahead with hope for long-awaited political change.

05/03/2026

Kathmandu, Nepal, March 5, 2026:

Months after nationwide protests driven largely by Gen Z activists forced the resignation of Nepal’s previous government and the dissolution of parliament, voters across the country are heading to the polls as parliamentary elections begin.

With political tensions still fresh following the unrest, movement is restricted and security forces are deployed across the capital to patrol streets and guard polling stations as residents verify their identities and cast ballots.

Across Kathmandu, voters gather outside polling stations, greeting neighbors, helping elderly residents through the process, and lining up to take part in a vote shaped by a turbulent year in Nepal’s politics.

05/02/2026

In Kyiv millions face bitter winter cold in apartments and homes without electricity, heating, and for many, water. A result of continued Russian attacks on the cities energy infrastructure. Photos from across Kyiv from a weeklong winter trip across Ukraine.

1. A resilience point provides hot meals and warmth to residents without electricity or functioning heat.
2. Inside a heating station.
3. A mother and child shelter from the cold alongside other residents.
4. A cold morning view over Podil, Kyiv.
5. Generators power shops in a residential district of Kyiv. For high-rise buildings like this, power outages often mean the loss of heating and water.
6. Morning commute on a freezing Kyiv day.
7. An elderly man sits outside a daytime heating center in another Kyiv district.
8. Emergency service workers on shift at a resilience point.
9. Emergency crews repair underground infrastructure in Kyiv.

WarInUkraine

26/01/2026

Attention!
Danger!
Enemy Drones.

Drone nets stretch across the horizon along the road to Kherson. Jan 26’

20/01/2026

-20°C temperatures and thick layers of snow and ice blanket Kyiv as residents struggle through days-long power and heating outages in the heart of a harsh winter at war.

But the cold does little to dampen the spirit of locals who battle the freeze with camaraderie, and the burning warmth of brandy shots on the vast white expanse of the frozen Dnipro River.

Early morning Ice fishing in Kyiv

03/11/2025

.sos.ua - Evacuation

We left Kramatorsk under long stretches of thick drone netting. Convoys of military vehicles moved in both directions. Soviet-era trucks and modern Western-supplied MRAPs, Humvees, Maxx Pros, fitted with hulking metal cages, porcupine-like burrs covering every inch of their hulls. Mad Max. The machinery of Ukraine’s defense, resilient and adaptive, but stretched thin.

Druzhkivka is 15 minutes south of Kramatorsk. Another 15 km south sits Kostyantynivka, where FPV drones fill the air like locusts and some of the front’s most hellish fighting is raging. Cities that were once hubs of industry and life, ground into rubble under intense, indiscriminate aerial assault.

FPVs were already stalking the streets of Druzhkivka. Our driver scanned his drone monitor constantly as we entered the city. As he put it, Kramatorsk was “little danger,” Druzhkivka was “big danger.” Big danger was still reachable and EastSoS raced to evacuate before things got worse, as they would.

Day 1 the skies were quiet. Day 2 the drone monitor beeped constantly and explosions (thankfully distant) punctuated the air. The organized rhythm of evacuation masked the darkness of what was happening, civilians ripped from their homes, leaving everything they had worked toward and known their entire lives.

Since 2022, EastSoS has evacuated over 95,000 people — 15,000+ with limited mobility. A system that begins with fielding requests and ends with permanent housing support, including finding new homes for people with disabilities or those unable to travel independently.

In two days, 15 people were evacuated: bedridden elderly carried down nine flights of stairs, young adults who had finally reached their limit. Some neighbors stayed. The driver handed them info cards and urged them to leave while they still could.

The evacuees were stoic as they gathered their belongings and helped neighbors down the stairs. Polite and thankful. But at the end, when they looked one last time at the place they had called home, the stoicism cracked. For a moment their eyes went red. Then they swallowed the tears and set out on the road west. - More info in comments ⬇️

30/10/2025

Kramatorsk, Ukraine | October 2025

09/10/2025

Kicking off the Substack with a short film and accompanying article — Native Places.

A short film about Maria and Olha — lifelong residents of a battered apartment block in Mykolaivka. As air strikes continue and frontline battles grind on less than ten miles east, Olha, the building’s manager, becomes a caretaker for the elderly who remain, and Maria, a portrait of quiet endurance amid the war’s daily toll.

📰 Read the full story: https://open.substack.com/pub/zacharytarrant/p/native-places-799?r=56cbxk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

🎥 Watch the short film: https://open.substack.com/pub/zacharytarrant/p/native-places?r=56cbxk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

And feel free to subscribe for more stories, photographs, and short films from my work in Ukraine — and elsewhere.

27/08/2025

Nikopol Summer — a hot city, tension and heat.
Missiles and drones. The constant sound of explosions, smoke rising on the horizon. Russians across the reservoir.

For local Nikopol residents, the chance to escape the city is a godsend — less than an hour’s drive to a peaceful swimming hole, a locals’ spot. Here, kids laugh and swim, teenage boys show off for watching girls — ever-escalating flips, each one bolder than the last.

How a normal summer should be.

26/08/2025

Oksana – Nikopol: My encounter with Jesus was very dark. I spent half my life in and out of prisons. I lost faith in people, lost faith in myself. Then I came to Nikopol, and the church gave me hope. I came here missing my teeth, an addict, I didn’t believe in myself. I didn’t believe I could become a good, respectable woman, that one day people would greet me and say, “She’s a believer.” The church helped me. I realized that I’m a child of God. They supported me, helped me find work, fixed my teeth, gave me meaning. If not for them, if not for the church, I don’t know where I’d be. I have everything I need now. I have a job cleaning the church, cleaning apartments, I truly love my work. People ask me: why don’t I leave here? There were 2 strikes near my home. The hit my neighbors’ house. I was on the phone when my window flew open from the force of the blast. I ran outside because I knew someone might be wounded. The blast had ripped off the gate and thrown it across the yard. I yelled, “Does anyone need help?” A man and a woman came out. They were cut up, but alive. Saturday there was another strike, a terrible one. That day, I was supposed to stay home, but I visited a friend instead. The strike hit my street, and a young girl died.
Why do I stay? Because this is where I met Jesus. He’s been guiding me ever since. I know there are people who need me here. If I don’t wipe the bench, someone will get their clothes dirty. If I don’t set out the cups, people won’t be able to drink. Once my sister in Christ told me, “You love to care for others.” I do. I used to be an orphan, but now I have a big family. This isn’t just a church family — this is my family. Family is the most important thing. I believe in a good future. I want to reunite with my son who I haven’t seen in 17 years. I want to celebrate our victory, not only here on earth, but in the spiritual realm. Whether we like it or not, we have to stand firm, and be vigilant. The closer I am to the Lord, the more beautifully I begin to trust in people, in the world around me, and in God Himself. - Oksana is a recipient of windows, helping her keep her home in Nikopol safe and warm.

13/08/2025

Kramatorsk - Sloviansk, two key cities in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Cities that tens of thousands of Ukrainians call home. Discussions about peace seem far fetched for residents of these embattled fortress cities. Thoughts of a land swap? Out of the question. When discussing possible outcomes for peace these are not just names on a map - they are home for many who want nothing more than peace and independence. The russian war machine kilometers away seeks to crush that with relentless aerial strikes and slow progress westward - but these cities stand strong.

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