“My project is about young individuals making an honest living and striving to build a future for themselves in Romania, a European country still lagging behind in development since 1989, the year of democracy restoration, where the gap between the upper and lower classes is more visible every day. It is a country where society, schools, the media and the internet feed the notion that working should not be the first option for young people; where many are mesmerized by the possibility of becoming rich and famous quickly, without effort. ”
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Oliver Merce – For You
A few years ago I worked with Oliver on his first photobook/big project called THE ANATOMY OF DECAY – a comprehensive story about an industrial zone and its people. The sold-out photobook was a success and feedback from the people who bought it showed a great interest and empathy towards humanist photography and well documented […]
Albert Vrabiuta – DACIA 50 Autoturismul
Well well well, this is one blog post that almost didn’t happen. The story starts about three years ago in a photo class I organized. Talking about books and photo series, the discussions led from street-photography to long time projects. I think it started with Vivi Maier and here duck-face selfies photobooks. I cannot remember quite well […]