Russia invaded Ukraine and the next day Thomas Peter was crossing the border from Poland to cover the war. Tom, a Reuters photographer, thought he understood Russia after spending his 20s living in the country. But little could prepare him for the indiscriminate brutality he saw there. He’ll also talk about his childhood in Soviet East Germany, covering the early days of COVID-19 near its epicenter in China and spending a week in a Japanese jail.

Countries featured: Germany, UK, Russia, Ukraine, Japan, China

Publications featured: Reuters

Here are links to some of the things we talked about:

Tom’s Wider Image page - https://reut.rs/3Qhnf5E

His Instagram account - https://bit.ly/3RhWHTo

His story about Russian protest group Voina - https://reut.rs/3RmVrhW

His photos of Russian tightrope walkers - https://reut.rs/3KK18Ui

His photos of Chinese escaping COVID-19 epicenter - https://reut.rs/3Ba060U

Some of his Ukraine photos - https://bit.ly/3TRL4UW

His photo essay on chaotic Hong Kong protests - https://reut.rs/3RhZsUK

His Wider Image on young Hong Kong democrats - https://reut.rs/3KOsg4D

His photo essay on economic pressures in Hong Kong - https://reut.rs/3RyOxFN

His Wider Image on Mongolian reindeer herders - https://reut.rs/3Rwmqag

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