Photos of the Day for September 30, 2010: Homage to the Central Prypjats’ VI

Homage to the Central Prypjats’ VI/Паклон Сярэдняй Прыпяці (частка VI) The industrious, children-filled villages of Belarus’ central Prypjats’ region radiate vitality, prosperity, generosity and hope.  The villagers ensure, as strongly as any other places I’ve ever visited, that their traditions — under unremitting pressure for the past century — thrive and are passed on to… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 30, 2010: Homage to the Central Prypjats’ VI

Photo of the Day for September 28, 2010: Homage to the Central Prypjats’ V

Homage to the Central Prypjats’ V/Паклон Сярэдняй Прыпяці (частка V) The industrious, children-filled villages of the central Prypjats’ region in southern Belarus belie the commonplace that villages throughout Europe are dying.  These villages radiate vitality, prosperity, generosity and hope while ensuring, as strongly as any other places I’ve ever visited, that their traditions — under… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 28, 2010: Homage to the Central Prypjats’ V

Photos of the Day for September 27, 2010: Homage to the Central Prypjats’ IV

Homage to the Central Prypjats’ IV/Паклон Сярэдняй Прыпяці (Частка ІV) The industrious, children-filled villages of the central Prypjats’ region in southern Belarus belie the commonplace that villages throughout Europe are dying.  These villages radiate vitality, prosperity, generosity and hope while ensuring, as strongly as any other places I’ve ever visited, that their traditions — under… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 27, 2010: Homage to the Central Prypjats’ IV

Photo of the Day for September 24, 2010

Three Generations/Тры пакаленьні As part of my photographic work in Belarus I have been presenting a copy of national poet Ryhor Baradulin’s book of aphorisms “Навошта” (Navoshta — “What For?”) to everyone whose portrait appears in the book.  One evening in August I found this grandfather, whose photo appears on p. 124 of the book,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 24, 2010

Photo of the Day for September 21, 2010

Vjeljamichy 2010/Велямічы 2010 год The Orthodox Church celebrates the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 21.  З нагоды Раства Прасьвятой Багародзіцы.