Posts Tagged "Moscow"
Krygyz Bread Seller in Moscow
Ruzali comes from Kyrgyzstan and works in a small kiosk at a market selling fresh bread. I photographed him as he leaned partially out the small window that he transacts through. He said he has been living in Russia for about four years, sending money he earns home to his family.
Misha: Former Soccer Player
Misha was on his way to a big shopping mall in Moscow when I bumped into him. He said he played professional soccer in Russia until and injury stopped his career.
Maria: Worker on Skates
Maria works part time at a fast food restaurant located in a busy Moscow mall, handing out flyers on the street to pedestrians as she rolls by them on skates. She said she works 4-hour shifts and the gig will run til December, when there is likely to be snow on the ground and hard to skate. She says the constant skating keeps her warm in the sometime cold autumn weather. She plans on studying banking to work as a loan officer.
Tajik Butcher in Moscow (1)
He has worked 15 years at the Dorogomilovsky market in Moscow. He says he works about 6-9 months in Moscow and then goes to his native Tajikistan to be with his family for a few months.
Calcutta Kiosk Owner in Moscow
I have bought chewing gum from him at his very small kiosk stand near a Moscow metro for the past 11 months, but only recently asked him about himself. He said his name is Habib and came to Russia more than a decade ago from Calcutta, India to study medicine... following the steps of one of his relatives, who studied medicine in Russia during Soviet times. Habib got his medical degree and would have returned to Calcutta he says .... had he not fallen in love with another med student from Russia. He says he works at a hospital in addition to working at the kiosk.
Dasha: Student from Komi
Dasha was standing by a Moscow metro station in her red winter hat, red pants and Timberland-style boots and on her way to St Petersburg for the long weekend. She said she lives in a small town in Komi Republic in Russia's Northwest, where she is finishing highschool. She wants to study economics next year in St Petersburg, finding the atmosphere in that city better than in Moscow.
Tajik Butcher in Moscow (2)
This Tajik-native has been working at Dorogomilovsky as a butcher for about 10 years. I asked him what he recommends and he was quick to answer: Dagastani lamb. He said the meat was soft and tasty.
Azeri Fruit Seller in Moscow
I am going to post a few portraits from popular Moscow food market Dorogomilovsky, where i spent an hour shooting and talking with some workers. I will kick it off with the oldest veteran I met. This Baku-native said he has been working at the market for more than two decades. He sells fruits and vegetables. When I passed by, he was completing an order for one of my favorite Moscow restaurants. He said business has gotten tougher.
Georgian Fruit Seller in Moscow
She sells fresh and dried fruit from the Caucasus and Central Asia at the Moscow food market. Like many workers there, she grew up far from Moscow. She said she was Georgian, but raised in Abkhazia, and moved to Tblisi after the Georgia-Abkhaz war.
Moscow Fashion
Maria was wearing one of the most interesting outfits I have seen this year in Moscow. She said her outfit is from brand Atelier Kikala, created by Georgian designer Lado Bokuchava. (Photo taken in metro).
