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Morning at Ahmed Beach Bali
Indonesia, 2013 Ahmed Beach
It is early morning at Amed beach, the fishermen who left before sunrise return in their small boats and the catch...
All is quiet on the eastern front
Ukraine Donbas February 2019 Slovyansk, Kurakhove, Avdivka, Mariupol.
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In the forgotten trenches of Europe, war is grinding into its sixth...
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Morning at Ahmed Beach Bali
Indonesia, 2013 Ahmed Beach
It is early morning at Amed beach, the fishermen who left before...
Minsk: Sasha and Korpus kulturtsenter
Living in Belarus
Belarus, December 2017
Nearly three decades ago the Sovjet Union disintegrated, fragmenting into a...
WRC Rally Cup
Turkish barbershop Minsk
Belarus December 2017 Turkish barbershop in Minsk
I had a thourough Turkish make over here including...
In Israel everyone comes from somewhere
Israel Tel Aviv Jerusalem February 2019
Who does not want to see Jerusalem just once in...
Sasha Minsk
December 2017
Sasha, leading force at Kulturtsentr Korpus in Minsk
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Uljana and Rostyk: Sam Smak natural bread backery
Lviv, Ukraine December 2017
Rostyk and Uljana have had many jobs. Rostyk made music freelance and studied at University but at the same time traded...
Svetlana, Olga and Diana, Platskart
Railroads are the arteries of Ukraine
Western Ukraine, August 2016
“No time to print your ticket!” the platinum blond station attendant tells me through the small...
Euro-youth in Gävle Sweden
To build a life
Ukraine, Gävle, November 2017
In the centre of Gävle, the gateway city to the big North of Sweden the sun is only...
Turkish barbershop Minsk
Belarus December 2017 Turkish barbershop in Minsk
I had a thourough Turkish make over here including waxing my ears and nose. Painfull but effective. This...
I do not want to wait until retirement to have fun
Serbia, Vukićevica Village, Grabovac, February 2018,
At the first handshake, Aleksandar Velimirovic explains to me the philosophy of their project. For him, it is not...
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Contact Improvisation Dance Minsk
Minsk December 10th 2017
Studio of Вероника Чарковская Veronika Charkovskaya see her FB page
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Dancers Alexander and Catherine
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Sundown North Sea
The Netherlands, Julianadorp. A little insight into the beauty of my own country, just next door.
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