Saturday, October 27, 2007
THE MEMORY REMAINS
Those two ladys are sisters .. 85 & 95 years old .. The left one is the younger one talking to her older sister who is currently living in an old "nursing home" in Croatia. The first time I got there I was in shock for the next couple of days .. The "nursing home" is more like a "lunetic home" for people who are mentaly ill and are left there to die. The conditions are very sad and bad.
The 95 year old lady was living in New York & Sidney before that lunetic home, where their sons lived and are still living. Her wish was to go back home to Croatia, and she endet up here in that lunetic house because there was nobody who can care for her. Their sons doesn't want to know anything about her, neighter they know where she is now. The very sad thing is that she, with her 95 years of age is very clear in her head and experience this very sad lonely end of her life ..
Her sister tried to put her in an home for old people where she can get proper care, but since the prices in Croatia are very high she can't afford that.
I talked to some people who are mentaly more or less normal in that lunetic house, and their storys are really heartbroken because there are also people that are not that old (some are 30+). Some of that people are left behind, some do have only themselfes in this world and can't take care of themselfes and some are abandoned from their families because they are "different" ..
In some cases I could'nt shoot with my camera, because I just stood there looking at their sad, lonely faces .. The camera is sometimes like a wall, where you think you feel protected and think you can do anything, but in this case it really kicked my ass ..
All those families outthere, spent a lot of quality time with your loved ones because you never know when you can end up like those people I met there in Croatia ..
Copyright Petar Kürschner jr.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
indonesia tobacco
The massive warehouse is silent except for the sound of tobacco leaves in motion. some of women and men build and dismantle piles of tobacco that have just arrived from the fields located around the city of klaten, in Indonesia's central Java province. The workers are sorting the tobacco leaves by quality, color and texture--an initial classification before fermentations begin. The women sort the tobacco slowly and methodically.
Copyright Oscar P Siagian.
Assignment obout the unique island Cres & Losinj, Croatia.
Assignment about the unique islands of Cres & Losinj, Croatia (still in progress).
Those crazy island are the best I've seen, experienced, felt for my lifetime. They are the biggest islands in Croatia, yet with minimum population. Lots of great untouched nature, 11 (!!?) endemic unique orchids, 5 different types of oaks, lots of deers, mouflons, snakes (no poisons), clearest water you'll ever see in your life, clear air that makes you dream like a child .. And of course the most beautiful untouched beaches where you can run around naked 'cause there is nobody near .. Unbelivible experience !! Uf .. wish to be there right now .. When I got there first time, I saw really what life is all about .. You don't need much to be lucky .. and the time will come, or is here knockin' on our door where you'll have to pay big bucks for that silence I got there .. and belive me, you learn very fast to listen to perfect silence .. :))
Copyright Petar Kürschner jr.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Soviet Nostalgia
Photo by Delmi Alvarez. Soviet restaurant, Riga, Latvia
This is a picture from the work in progress Soviet Nostalgia. It was taken in a restaurant bar in Old Town of Riga. Latvia (Baltics).Many of the former soviet places and stuff of the Cold War is using now as a tourist reklams. The project was started years ago. http://www.delmialvarez.com
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Photo by Claudia Wiens (all rights reserved), Arab Rap Family
This is a portrait of the Egyptian rap band "Arab Rap Family". They are rapping about social and cultural topics, sometimes even religion. This photo was published in the Sep 2007 issue of the German travel mag Abenteuer-Reisen. To see more of my work have a look at http://www.claudiawiens.com/
Monday, October 15, 2007
Misery At Stung Meanchey
Going to shoot some barbershops, but at the same time, check what I have done.
Hey guys!
I am just leaving to shoot some barbershops, or just one.
But at the mean time, you can see what I have been doing lately.
Here is a behind-the-scenes documentary from the Paris Fashion Week.
This one is actually B/W, but I did shoot them in colour.
Go check out my website at www.lindstromrobert.com
to see a little bit more!
Cheers,
Rob
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Assignment of ancient work, Lovran near Opatija, Croatia ..
Copyright Petar Kürschner jr.
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GOOD ON RAMP BUT ...
WHEN THEY DIDN'T POSE FOR ME
Friday, October 12, 2007
"Theatre" assignment
Legendary Slovenian actres Olga Kacjan. Assignment about Theatres, Croatia.
Copyright Petar Kuerschner jr.
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
La Compagnie Malabar
26 September 2007 - Prishtina,Kosovo - La Compagnie ( company ) Malabar is a urban theater company intoxicated by dizzying urban landscapes since, 1981,the Architect of Dreams has taken possession of the hearts of many cities and their citizens of many countries in the world .On 26 September 2007 the Architect of Dreams took possession of the hearts of Prishtina city citizens.
Copyright: Jetmir Idrizi
Phelophepa Health Train
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Shot at the Berlin Wall in January 2007. The wall is still one of main attractions in Berlin and thousands of tourists come and see what is left of the wall today.
Image Copyright Marko Sommer 2007 @ kraftwerkartphotography
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Shot in Berlin, January 2007. As part of my "Commuters" series. This shot was taken at the Berlin main train station on the eve of New Year celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate. People from accross Europe flocked to Berlin to be a part of the festivities, train stations were no exceptions to the excitement.
Image Copyright by Marko Sommer 2007 @ kraftwerkartphotography
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The Ailing Great Mother
The FIRST Torpedo factory in the WORLD in Rijeka, Croatia .. Sad how it looks today. It was unbelivible experience shooting in those buildings and hangars (it is heavily closed for public).
This one is an old machine from the forties .. Most disaponting thing is that all of the old machines are going to old iron !?!And also very disapointing is that the city of Rijeka, Croatia, has no Torpedo museum ..
Croatian Ivan Luppis from Rijeka was the inventor of torpedo .. Whitbread developed the final product .. Anyway .. I think that it would be ok that people can see the worst invention of the human race in an museum in a city where all started ..
Copyright Petar Kuerschner jr., Opatija, Croatia
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This picture is shot in the most secure prison in Lepoglava, Croatia. Every third prisoner of 750 is accused of a murder. This guy is one of them ..
Copyright Petar Kuerschner jr.
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This is a picture from a story about Gauchos in Patagonian pampas.
Gauchos are the South American cow boy, traditionally they have a nomadic lifestyle, driving herds of horses and cattle thru the vast areas of land in southern South America.
These particular gauchos are driving horses along the mountainous border between Argentina and Chile.
Greg Rødland Buick, Oslo Norway
Copyright Greg Rødland Buick
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