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Philly photojournalist in Ukraine documents early scenes of Russian invasion

For the 31-year-old Wolfgang Schwan, a Berks County native who lives with his younger brother in Philly’s River Wards section, it is his first time chronicling a war zone.

The photo of Helena’s bandaged face stared out at the world on Friday morning — one of the first victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine that the world saw on the front pages of dozens of newspapers. Philadelphia-based freelance photographer Wolfgang Schwan was one of the first journalists on scene to document her survival.
The photo of Helena’s bandaged face stared out at the world on Friday morning — one of the first victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine that the world saw on the front pages of dozens of newspapers. Philadelphia-based freelance photographer Wolfgang Schwan was one of the first journalists on scene to document her survival.Read moreWolfgang Schwan
    by Max Marin
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