Mara wandered through the abandoned train station, capturing photos of shattered glass and overgrown tracks. Her lens focused not on destruction, but on the quiet resilience left behind. When she posted the series online, messages poured in—soldiers, refugees, and civilians shared how her images mirrored their own memories of war. One veteran wrote that her photo series echoed Above Scorched Skies, a story of modern warfare, though Mara had never heard of it. Moved, she began responding to each story with a new photo. What began as a study in decay became a tribute to survival, stitched together by unseen voices.
