Editor’s Note: This is a compilation of the best photographs by the Kyiv Post photojournalists taken in 2020. Photo editor Pavlo Podufalov has combined them in pairs that share a visual resemblance, similar or contrasting sense. The choice of photos and subheads is subjective and editorialized. Swipe the photos to see the pairs.
1. Bullet & Life
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/KCH_2231_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/18_KCH_8356_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
2. Fire & Smoke
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/03_OLE_9806-1.jpg)
Photo by Oleg Petrasiuk
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/KCH_3056_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
3. Freed & United
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/KCH_8606.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/KCH_0865_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
4. Seduction & Desire
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200831-20200831165658_PET_9092.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/KCH_7797_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
5. Carelessness & Helplessness
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PET_9574_a.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200421160014_PET_8395.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
6. Grief & Dignity
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200119142409_PET_5598.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/OLE_9934.jpg)
Photo by Oleg Petrsiuk
7. Soul & Matter
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200518182854_PET_4231.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KCH_7773_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
8. Destruction & Recovery
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/OLE_2510.jpg)
Photo by Oleg Petrasiuk
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/OLE_7073.jpg)
Photo by Oleg Petrasiuk
9. Abyss & Bridge
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/15_20201029-20201029151205_PET_7206_1.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201111-org_c1786314d10123cf_1605073196000.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
10. Remembrance & Spirit
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200829-20200829125817_PET_7570_1.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KCH_0061_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
11. Earthly & Heavenly
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PET_2214_a.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/KCH_9268_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
12. Protection & Contact
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/KCH_5179_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/KCH_6804_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
13. Commemoration & Justice
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/KCH_8048_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200901-20200901104401_PET_9647.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
14. War & Children
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/KCH_7516_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/KCH_1015_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
15. Themis & Archangel Michael
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KCH_4549_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/06_KCH_5704_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
16. Culture & Nation
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/KCH_9059_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200413123429_PET_9461.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
17. Dance & Flexibility
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PET_0817.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PET_9595_a_a.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
18. Dust & Transparency
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/KCH_0071_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/001-Rakovychi.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
19. Responsibility & Powerlessness
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PET_8555_a.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/KCH_9976_a.jpg)
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
20. Anticipation & Action
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200831-20200831163656_PET_8805.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov
![](https://archive.kyivpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/org_1a7664d1c784be7e_1609004286000.jpg)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov