The view from my belly button #19 During communist times, Ceausescu referred to Valae Grecului, Moldova, as the village with the highest birthrate in Romania. Vasile Trifan and his wife have 11 children and 24 grandchildren, and birth rates here still seem higher today than the rest of the country with the school’s head teacher …
The view from my belly button #17The Mama Eroina (Heroine Mother) title for maternity was given to women with 10 children or more during communist times in Romania. Ana Ursache (75) received hers on the birth of her 20th child Elena in 1986. Iasi, Moldova Region, Romania. Here, she cries as she describes her lonely …
The view from my belly button #16 The Mama Eroina (Heroine Mother) medal for maternity was given to women with 10 children or more during communist times in Romania. Iona Timon (75) had10 children and received hers around 1975! Valae Grecului village, Moldova. Image by Anastasia Taylor-Lind @anastasiatl #negativezero is a photographic project by Anastasia …
The view from my belly button #15Laura, a Roma mother who is pregnant with her 9th child, outside her home in Crucea village, Lungani municipality, NE Romania. Laura is pictured with 2 daughters, Bianca (in her arms) and Madalina. While Romania has a declining population and has recorded more deaths than birth per year since …
The view from my belly button #14 Iasi the capital of Moldova Region, North East Romania.An article earlier this year in Adevarul newspaper estimates that the population of Iasi declined by 31,000 from 2002 to 2011 due mainly to emigration!! Image by Anastasia Taylor-Lind @anastasiatl @viiphoto#negativezero is a photographic project by Anastasia Taylor-Lind about Europe’s …
The view from my belly button #12Since Romania joined the European Union in 2007, 14,800 doctors have emigrated to work abroad. Brain drain in medicine is of huge concern in Romania and at The University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iasi 60% of students report that they are looking for foreign employment on graduation. First …
I only looked up from my pasta in Seattle to see this ring artist Sarah performing for the dinner crowd.
[slidepress gallery=’federicavalabrega_daughtersofthekingthebook’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Federica Valabrega Daughters of the King, the Book play this essay In my photographs, I have sought to avoid the common stereotypes frequently attributed to Orthodox Jews. I have attempted to show aspects of these women, their most …
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Ramblings in my note book. Some thoughts from today on photographing and my #negativezero project. Image by Anastasia Taylor-Lind @anastasiatl @viiphoto#negativezero is a photographic project by Anastasia Taylor-Lind about Europe’s declining populations. To join her on her roadtrip and find out more about the project please follow her on facebook bit.ly/negativezero
