Posts Tagged "photojournalism"
Milena: Teenage Dog Lover
Moscow Portrait: I noticed Milena in the crowded metro earlier in the year due to her very colorful, original style. We met recently to take some photos. Hard of hearing, she has no relatives aside from her father. Thus, her Shar Pei dog is a very important part of her life. In addition to fashion and shopping, she loves taking photos with her friends.
Evgeny: Gorky Park Visitor in USA Shirt
BBC says Russians in Moscow attacked for wearing western symbols. I saw Russians everyday in Moscow with western symbols on shirts and hats, so maybe the story is how rare the antagonism is? This is Evgeny, who was walking around crowded Gorky Park in August.
Grigori: Levis Store Manager in USA Hat
Grigori was standing in front of a massive mall in Moscow in August with a USA flag on his hat. He said he worked for Levis and the hat was one of the items on sale. He said demand for the flag products was good and they had sold out of some.
Amir: Child from Dagastan
Amir, a Dagastan native, was visiting a Moscow park with relatives. Sporting red hair, green eyes and a bunch of freckles, he wanted to sit by himself for a bit - perhaps to feel like a grown up.
Ex-Police Officer….And Ozzy Fan
Moscow Portrait: I met this man at the Black Sabbath concert in Moscow this summer. It was the rock group's first performance in Russia since the Perestoika period. This man was at their previous concert held in 1989....working as a policeman guarding the group. He said he enjoyed working the cultural/entertainment events as a policeman in those days...perhaps because he had an artistic element within him...he said he loved to dance and went by the nickname "dancer."
Brothers & Ozzy Fans
These brothers said they attended Black Sabbath's first Moscow concert in the days of Perestroika. They returned to see the groups 2nd gig this year. I asked them how the concert atmosphere differed today from 1989. "Everything is different - it was a different country {USSR}, different people. There was more cohesion among people then ...they were hungry for music. They came to such concerts because they were a kind of outlet.
Krygyz Relatives Enjoying Break
Moscow Portrait: These two young women were sitting in the shade near a "beach" in Moscow. They said there were cousins and had moved to Moscow 3 years ago from Kyrgyzstan to find work. They are two of probably 100,000+ people from that Central Asian country seeking a better salary here in Russia.
Olga: Grandmother Knitting at Park
Olga, a manager at a bread producer, was sitting near a park entrance on a late Sunday afternoon in southern Moscow. She said she was knitting clothing for her 2 year-old granddaughter, something Olga said she enjoys doing that in her free time.
Yana: Opera Singer, Rammstein Fan
Moscow Portrait: I find it fascinating how people have such divergent interests. Yana said she sings opera music, so I asked her what she liked to listen to, expecting to hear something akin to opera. She said her favorite group was German industrial metal band Rammstein.
Olga: Showing Off Selfie
Olga, who grew up in #Kamchatka in Russia's Far East, was listening to music and taking selfies along the Moscow River at dusk as she waited for a relative to return from a store run. She showed me the selfie result.
