Ukraine flag, with cereals grains, highlighting farming issues, reduced export of grain and increasing food prices, such as bread and animal feeds

Image details
Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2JMD5XDFile size:
57.1 MB (3.5 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
5 August 2022More information:
. An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The subject captured here is Ukraine flag, with cereals grains, highlighting farming issues, reduced export of grain and increasing food prices, such as bread and animal feeds. The image also relates to St George's Cross, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, local history, public expression of identity, changing land use, street-level symbolism, flag culture, local character, visual archive, contemporary social history, national emblem, residential flag display, and community identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with cultural identity, political symbolism and the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space. The image fixes public access and movement within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. The photograph additionally reflects everyday life, national flag display, place identity, period detail, patriotic symbolism, civic identity, archival record, and national symbolism. The combination of farming, bread, issues, prices, and export anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes cultural identity and the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is sporting events and how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context when considered against later change at the recorded location.