Photographing Eastern Europe’s turmoil in the 90s:
, a monograph released by Loose Joints on April 13th, chronicles Robin’s adventure through a series of 130 unflinching photographs in both black-and-white and color, most of which went unseen for almost 30 years.
Violence pervaded her trip, especially in Bosnia, where Robin witnessed the beginning of the Bosnian War and the unfathomable atrocities preceding the, which was largely fueled by Islamophobia. She recalls walking through Sarajevo with her camera in 1993, attempting to avoid the infamous ‘sniper alley’ and constant shelling attacks. While other reporters had the luxury of armored vehicles, Robin did not.
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