HELP ME BRING AID TO UKRAINE

I’m with the LHI team in Ukraine right now to photograph many of our projects there and the beneficiaries they support. Sharing the stories of real people affected by this war is my goal. But I don’t want to go empty-handed. I’d love to bring much needed aid to those who need it most. It’s logistically not possible for me to bring supplies in my suitcase, but I can personally assure that any monetary donation you make here will go to the people of greatest need throughout Ukraine.

Shannon and Hayley in Lesvos, Greece in 2015 (prior to LHI’s founding).

Above: Shannon Ashton (L) with LHI Founder and CEO Hayley Smith. Shannon is an amazing London-based photographer and volunteer for LHI. In the image above, she was volunteering with Hayley on the trip to Lesvos, Greece that inspired Hayley to start LHI! Many of the touching photos you see on the LHI website were shot by Shannon.

Shannon accompanied Hayley and the LHI team on a trip to Moldova in March 2022, within days of the start of the war. The images below are from that trip, which laid the groundwork for LHI’s high-impact programs throughout Ukraine.