Michelle

Michelle is gonna have a baby. Like soon. Like forecast for Christmas Day. I got $20.on a birth time Dec 23rd at 10pm in the family illegal gambling pool…My son Bryan is the dad which makes me the granddad, an idea i hv yet to fully grasp. Of course Michelle is always my #1 model. Yet never …

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the last one

And the last one from me on @burndiary… Portrait with ‘Mama Eroina’ (Heroine Mother) recipient Ioana Timon. Picture by the fabulous young Romania photographer @andreinacu who is working with me here on #negativezero. Valea Grecului village, Vaslui municipality, Romania.#negativezero is a photographic project by Anastasia Taylor-Lind about Europe’s declining populations. To join her on her …

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Elisabeta Roparu

The view from my belly button #21 Elisabeta Roparu worships in the Orthodox Church in Valea Grecului village, Vaslui municipality, Romania.Elisabeta had been caring for her grandson Marius (14) since his parents emigrated to work in Italy 4 years ago. Save the Children Romania quotes official government statistics that there are currently 23,312 Romanian children …

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Vasile Trifan

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 …

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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 …

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Heroine Mother

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 …

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