Polesia in Winter (part V). Палесьсе ўзімку (частка V). The rhythm of cucumber hothouses, stripped of their plastic covering during winter, is a photographer’s friend in the still, snowbound village landscapes of Stolin District. Ramjel’ 2012. Рамель 2012 год.
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Photo of the Day for February 11, 2012: Polesia in Winter IV / Палесьсе ўзімку IV
Polesia in Winter (part IV). Палесьсе ўзімку (частка IV). Bjarezhtsy 2012. Бярэжцы 2012 год.
Photo of the Day for February 10, 2012: Belarus in Faces XLI / Беларусь у тварах XLI
Belarus in Faces (part XLI). Беларусь у тварах (частка XLI). Jahor, his sister Chesa, and their 10-month-old little brother Mats’vjejka, with their grandmother Vjera in the background. See also photos for October 4, 2010 and August 9 and 11-12, 2011. Першакласнік Ягор, яго сестра Чэса й іх младшы брацік Мацьвейка, з бабулечкай Верай на фоне. … Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 10, 2012: Belarus in Faces XLI / Беларусь у тварах XLI
Photo of the Day for February 9, 2012: Interior Light XI / Інтэр’ернае асьвятленьне ХІ
Interior Light (part XI). Інтэр’ернае асьвятленьне (частка ХІ). Tsjerablichy 2011. Цераблічы 2011 год.
Photo of the Day for February 8, 2012: Winter Landscapes II / Зімовыя краявіды ІІ
Winter Landscapes of 2012 (part II). Зімовыя краявіды 2012 года (частка ІІ). Borki (Uzda District) 2012. Боркі (Уздзенскі раён) 2012 год.
Photo of the Day for February 7, 2012: Winter Landscapes І / Зімовыя краявіды І
Winter Landscapes of 2012 (part I). Зімовыя краявіды 2012 года (частка І). From the Slutsk Highway. Уздоўж Слуцкай трасы. These concrete electricity poles scar the landscape throughout Belarus. Yet in winter fog they become a familiar, homey beacon for the photographer.
Photo of the Day for February 6, 2012: Belarus in Faces XL / Беларусь у тварах XL
Belarus in Faces (part XL). Беларусь у тварах (частка XL). Granny Vul’ljana with her mother’s portrait, Tsjerablichy 2012. Бабулечка Вульляна з партрэтам мамы, Цераблічы 2012 год.
Photos of the Day for February 5, 2012: Polesia in Winter III / Палесьсе ўзімку III
Polesia in Winter (part III). Палесьсе ўзімку (частка III). Now 85, Grandfather Ivan finds the cold and heavy snows of 2012 difficult to bear. Yet he insists on working, using this sled throughout the day to haul heavy loads of feed up the hill to the barn housing the family cow and sheep. Tsjerablichy. Цераблічы.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 5, 2012: Polesia in Winter III / Палесьсе ўзімку III
Photo of the Day for February 4, 2012: Hands XIII / Рукі ХІІІ
The Extraordinary in the “Ordinary”: Hands XIII. Надзвычайнае ў “звычайным“: рукі (частка XIII). Hard-working, protective, guiding. Yet ever graceful and always in their proper place. I think Belarusan hands reveal most eloquently Belarusans’ distinctive and instinctive traditions and attachment to place. Працавітыя, абараняльныя, ды навучальныя але абавязкова зграбныя, дбайныя, і, як заўсёды, складзеныя належным чынам.… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 4, 2012: Hands XIII / Рукі ХІІІ
Photo of the Day for February 3, 2012: Polesia in Winter II / Палесьсе ўзімку ІІ
Polesia in Winter (part II). Палесьсе ўзімку (частка ІІ). Al’homjel’ 2011. Альгомель 2011 год.