Gallery: Haunting Photos of Life 20 Years After the Bosnian War

  • The flag and the girl
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    01

    RealEdgesforWired-12.jpg

    Left: People in Prijedor wave a Serbian flag in celebration of the orthodox Christian holiday of Krstovdan. Right: A girl watches the event.
  • The train station
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    02

    RealEdgesforWired-16.jpg

    A train station in the Brcko district, an autonomous region in the north that sits half way in the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and halfway in Republika Srpska.
  • The swimmers the priest and the rich couple.
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    03

    RealEdgesforWired-13.jpg

    Left: Men finish a swimming race during Krstovdan, the day of the Christ, in Prijedor. Right: A couple watches the procession.
  • The boy the woman and the waste.
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    04

    RealEdgesforWired-11.jpg

    A woman and boy at the trash dumpsters in Visca, one of several refugee camps that still exist.
  • The smoking old woman and the cloud.
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    05

    RealEdgesforWired-15.jpg

    Left: A woman bundled up in a coat smokes a cigarette in Markale square in Sarajevo where more than 100 people were massacred during the war. Right: Quiet, beautiful mountains
  • Srebrenica nuit à nuit
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    06

    RealEdgesforWired-7.jpg

    Three generation of farmers pose for their picture in the mountains.
  • The man and the damage car
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    07

    RealEdgesforWired-5.jpg

    A man disassembles a wrecked car on the side of a road.
  • The hotel and the factory
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    08

    RealEdgesforWired-4.jpg

    Left: A new hotel on the road to Prijedor. Right: A factory across the street.
  • The boy and the dog
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    09

    RealEdgesforWired-3.jpg

    Left: A young resident of the Visca refugee camp in Bosnia-Herzegovina. "He's about 12 years old and has just hidden the cigarette he was smoking before I took this picture," Selbert says. Right: A dog barks on a rooftop in Sarajevo.
  • Srebrenica nuit à nuit
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    10

    RealEdgesforWired-9.jpg

    Men pray in a gym during an annual commemoration of the Srebrenica genocide.
  • The hotel and the bus stop
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    11

    RealEdgesforWired-1-1.jpg

    Left: A girl stands before the Krajina Hotel in Banja Luka, the capital of Republika Srspka. Right: A bus stop in the village of Trnopolje, where Serb soldiers set up a concentration camp.
  • The baptism
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    12

    RealEdgesforWired-8.jpg

    An Orthodox priest baptizes a boy in Pale, a former hub for Serbian soldiers near Sarajevo.
  • The young girl and the destroyed house.
    Adrien Selbert/HansLucas
    13

    RealEdgesforWired-6.jpg

    A girl walks down the street in a village near Sarajevo.
Read More
A Lot of Shops Won't Fix Electric Bikes. Here's Why
Bike shop mechanics have lost fingers and their shirts while repairing ebikes of dubious origins. Make sure yours is repairable and third-party certified.
Stephanie Pearson
The Audacity Is the Broligarchy Takedown You Were Waiting For
AMC’s new black comedy about a manchild tech titan spinning out of control is a skewering Silicon Valley’s billionaire class deserves.
Miles Klee
It’s a Tablet! It’s a Laptop! After Testing the Best 2-in-1s, Here’s What I Recommend
Whether you want a detachable tablet or a laptop screen that spins, these 2-in-1 devices manage to balance being both a tablet and a laptop.
Luke Larsen
There’s a Secret Ingredient to Making Luxury Ice at Home
Nice ice is big business, but you can get perfectly clear cubes at home without freezing your assets.
Jeremy White
The Screenmaxxers Who Spend Every Waking Hour on Their Phones
As debates over social media addiction rage, people with extreme screen times tell WIRED they have no plans to cut back.
Miles Klee
Mammotion’s Spino E1 Pool Cleaner Isn’t Bad for the Price—It's Just Not That Good
This compact pool robot keeps its price down, but its performance doesn’t match that of more capable cleaners.
Christopher Null
The Best Coffee Mug Warmers Are Smart. But They Don’t Need an App
The first rule of coffee is that it must stay hot. After weeks or even years of testing, these are the three coffee warmers that will best keep it that way.
Matthew Korfhage
Crimson Desert Is a Cat Dad Simulator
Step into the shoes of the strongest, goodest boy in a game that is beautiful, baffling, and impossible to put down.
This At-Home Hair Color Printer Raised My Blood Pressure
This hair dye printer promises hundreds of shades. It couldn't even manage two.
Louryn Strampe
I Tested the MacBook Neo and the MacBook Air. Here's Which One You Should Buy
After conducting long-term testing on both the MacBook Neo and MacBook Air, I have a good idea who should buy which laptop.
Luke Larsen
The Best Electric Cargo Bikes for Carrying This and That Everywhere
You don't need a car to tote around kids and cup holders. I rode cargo ebikes for miles to find the best one for your buck.
Adrienne So
Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI
Plus: Iran’s internet blackout hits the 1,000-hour mark, cryptocurrency scams result in a record amount of money stolen from Americans, and more.
Matt Burgess