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Nikita Teryoshin, Nothing Personal – The Back Office of War

An illuminating glimpse behind the scenes of the global arms business: the photographer, who was born in Russia in 1986 and grew up in Germany, reveals the complete opposite of killing fields. In his case, war is an oversized playground for adults. He found the motifs, between 2016 and 2020, at exclusive defence trade fairs in Europe, Asia, and North and South Africa.

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A Photo stand with an atomic explosion as a background. A very special sense of humour on behalf of the Indian army. Defence Expo in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, February 2020.
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Opening ceremony with high-ranking guests at the biggest arms fair in India. Defence Expo in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, February 2020.
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An empty cup of coffee in between bomb dummies, presented by an Indian manufacturer. Defence Expo in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, February 2020.
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A figure of a paratrooper, with silhouettes of visitors walking by. Defence Expo in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, February 2020.
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Before the opening ceremony. Defence Expo in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, February 2020.
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A businessman playing with his smartphone at the stand of an Air Defence Systems manufacturer. At the SITDEF Defence Fair in Peru, May 2019.
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Visitors at the IDEX Defence Fair in Abu Dhabi, watching the air show during the opening ceremony, on the first day of the biggest defence fair in the Middle East. February 2019.
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A photo stand for visitors in front of an army tent at the biggest arms fair in India. Defence Expo in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, February 2020.
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A picture of a soldier, camouflaged for winter, on the wall of a stand; where he encounters an artificial decorative palm tree, during one of the biggest defence fairs in the world, Eurosatory, Paris. June 2018.
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“The Real Battlefield” – A huge cake, decorated with sugar tanks and bombs, for guests; during the closing ceremony, on the last day of the biggest defence fair in the Middle East – IDEX in Abu Dhabi. February 2019.
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Businessmen and reporters waiting at a bus station inside the Patriot Park in Kubinka, 60 kilometres from Moscow, where the biggest Russian defence fair, Army 2019, takes place.
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A Ukrainian representative shows a tank model to high-ranking South American military officers at the SITDEF Defence Fair in Peru, May 2019.
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A visitors’ toilet at the most important arms fair in India. Defence Expo in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, February 2020.
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A businessman waiting for a talk, behind a huge gun, at the biggest defence fair in Eastern Europe in Kielce, Poland. September 2016.
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A Belarusian officer gazing at a satellite that is fixed on a Belarusian army media truck. MILEX, Defence Fair in Minsk, Belarus, May 2017.
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Presentation of an anti-terror robot, on a red carpet, during the biggest defence fair in Eastern Europe in Kielce, Poland. September 2016.
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Buffet with canapés and drinks, with a naval gun model in the background, at a Swedish manufacturer's stand in the late afternoon, during the biggest defence fair in Eastern Europe in Kielce, Poland. September 2016.
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A fully camouflaged Peruvian soldier, posing at the SITDEF Defence Fair in Peru. May 2019.
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Opening Ceremony at the AUSA with high-ranking guests in Washington, DC. October 2019.
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A representative of the Serbian arms industry observes a bomb exhibit at the biggest defence fair in the Middle East – IDEX in Abu Dhabi. February 2019.
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