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Photo of the Day for October 23, 2023

Photo survey of the patrimony of Vjaljejka District 2018, Part I. Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Вялейскага раёна 2018 г., частка I.     The bench (part XXI):  what can seem more prosaic than the plain wooden bench in front of almost every village house in Belarus?  And yet the bench is the pivot of social life,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 23, 2023

Photos of the Day for March 13, 2021

Photo survey in 2014 of the patrimony of Baranavichy District (Chernikhava Vjerkhnjaje, Jushkavichy, Padljasjejki, Jatvjez’/Jats’vjez’) and Ljakhavichy District (Svajatsichy/Svajatychy, Vjalikaja Lotva, Darava). Фотавандроўка ў 2014 г. па спадчыне Баранавіцкага (Чэрніхава Верхняе, Юшкавічы, Падлясейкі, Ятвезь/Яцьвезь) і Ляхавіцкага (Сваяцічы/Сваятычы, Вялікая Лотва, Дарава) раёнах.     Along the main street. Уздоўж галоўнай вуліцы.       Interwar (Polish-era)… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 13, 2021

Photo of the Day for February 8, 2021

Photo survey of the patrimony of Polesia:  Pinsk District 2012 (Panjatsichy, Dubaj, Damashytsy, Vjaljatsichy, Vjalikija Dvortsy). Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Палесься: Пінскі раён 2012 г. (Паняцічы, Дубай, Дамашыцы, Вяляцічы, Вялікія Дворцы).     Agora. Агора.  

Photo of the Day for February 7, 2021

Photo survey of the patrimony of Polesia:  Pinsk District 2012 (Panjatsichy, Dubaj, Damashytsy, Vjaljatsichy, Vjalikija Dvortsy). Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Палесься: Пінскі раён 2012 г. (Паняцічы, Дубай, Дамашыцы, Вяляцічы, Вялікія Дворцы).     A classic Polesian homestead:  bench, wooden fence, flowers in a neat yard and traditional decorative window frames. Класічная палеская гаспадарка: лаўка, драўляны плот,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 7, 2021

Photo of the Day for August 7, 2019

Portraits of Polesia:  Azdamichy 2019. The bench (part XIX):  what can seem more prosaic than the plain wooden bench in front of almost every village house in Belarus?  And yet the bench is the pivot of social life, the gathering place of generations on a summer’s eve, the village agora, the permanent observation post.  The… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 7, 2019