Viola Gienger

Washington Senior Editor at Just Security/NYU Law; freelance journalist; former Bloomberg foreign affairs and national security reporter; lived and worked for seven years in the former Soviet Union (incl work in Ukraine), Eastern Europe and the Balkans; has reported from more than 30 countries, including in the Middle East and Asia; on photography, most intrigued by composition. Twitter: @violagienger LinkedIn: ViolaGienger

Electronic images

Gienger image 1 #SlavaUkrainii #LongLiveUkraine
Protesters calling for the Biden administration to do more to support Ukraine against Russia's all-out attack gather in front of the White House in one of their regular demonstrations in spring 2022.
The blue and yellow flowers arrayed in Lafayette Park clearly were not coincidental in echoing the colors of Ukraine's blue and yellow flag that the protesters flew so proudly.
Gienger image 2 Lunch break
Kayaking in a Maine cove.
Loved the placid, refreshing scene -- such a great mental break -- and the intersection of angles across the photo.
Gienger image 3 No question who really rules
The majesty and power of the slim palms and the swirl of the puffy clouds puts the Adirondack chairs -- and humans -- in our place.
Gienger image 4 Mystery and memory
A barn viewed from a community garden on a pleasant autumn evening in small-town Germany, the shades of light and dark in the photo capture the mystery and memory of this lovely corner of my mother's home town.