The Balkans
This picture was taken in eastern Croatia, in the town of Dakova. It captures the main elements of many towns and cities in the region, especially throughout eastern Croatia and much of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
There's beauty in the picture, in the warm color of the building and the graceful branches swaying in the breeze - the entire region is extraordinarily beautiful.
But as you look closer, you will see bullet holes and shell marks in the side of the building. There's so much damage and destruction evident here, as there is throughout the Balkans. There is so much evidence remaining of the war in the early 90s, and so much healing that still needs to occur.