Month: September 2010

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

Ramjel’ 2010/Рамель 2010 год

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

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

August Evening at the Summer Cottage, Mjensk Region 2010/Персікі жнівеньскім вечарам на лецішчы, Меншчына 2010 год

The Extraordinary in the “Ordinary” VIII/Надзвычайнае ў “звычайным“ (частка VIII) Belarusans consider neatly stockpiled wood a sign of thrifty, responsible home ownership. Dzisna 2010/Дзісна 2010 год

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

Portraits of Mjensk II/Партрэты Менску (частка ІІ) 2010/2010 год

Enduring Faces II, Kharkovichy 2010/Выветраныя твары ІІ, Харковічы 2010 год

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