Polesian roads: from the Sporava Marsh Preserve to Pinsk 2016, part I/V. Wandering Belarus’ back roads is a pleasure for a photographer. One needs to forget sticking rigidly to a schedule, for in the slow passage through village and forest, past pastures and fields, one absorbs the deep history and even deeper rhythms of the nation… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 3, 2016
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Photo of the Day for May 1, 2014
Storks of Polesia (Pripet Marshes), Parechcha 2012. Буслы на Палесьсі, Парэчча 2012 год.
Photo of the Day for October 14, 2012: Enduring Faces XII / Выветраныя твары ХІІ
Enduring Faces XII, Maladzjel’chytsy 2012. Выветраныя твары ХІІ, Маладзельчыцы 2012 год.
Photos of the Day for July 29, 2012
Everything in its place, Maladzel’chytsy 2012. Усё на сваім месцы, Маладзельчыцы 2012 год. Granddad Kas’tsjus’ is well into his eighties but in the Belarusian tradition keeps his extensive yard, blessed with two storks’ nests, productive and in order.
Photos of the Day for June 8, 2012
Maladjel’chytsy 2012. Маладзельчыцы 2012 год. This village was another example of a njerush (unexpected, wondrous discovery): thatched roof after thatched roof, storks galore, orderly yards, and hard-working villagers. Despite his age and fingers on his right hand which he can no longer move, widower Kanstantsin Losich was hard at work when I asked him to… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 8, 2012
Photos of the Day for June 7, 2012
Maladjel’chytsy 2012. Маладзельчыцы 2012 год. This village was another example of a njerush (неруш – unexpected, wondrous discovery). Under a tight schedule I was rushing to make it to Bjeraztsy, an isolated village along the Pripet (Prypjats’) River which the map showed as having what would undoubtedly be a beautiful, older church. With several kilometers… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 7, 2012