Laura, Bianca and Madalina

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 …

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Iasi

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 …

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Doctors

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 …

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Ring Artist

I only looked up from my pasta in Seattle to see this ring artist Sarah performing for the dinner crowd.

Federica Valabrega – Daughters of The King, the book

[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

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

Carmen Constantinescu

The view from my belly button #11Carmen Constantinescu (14) doing home work on the room she shares with her 2 younger sisters. Frasuleni village, Victoria municipality, North East Romania. The girls have been living with a neighbouring family who are paid to take care of them after their mother and father emigrated to work in …

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Denisa Constantinescu

The view from my belly button #9 Denisa Constantinescu (12) Frasuleni village, Victoria municipality, North East Romania. Denisa and her 2 sisters have live with a neighbouring family who are paid to take care of them after their mother and father emigrated to work in Italy. Save the Children Romania quotes official government statistics that …

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Daiana, Burndiary

The view from my belly button #8 10 year old Daiana Lau at home in Iasi, North East Romania. Daiana has lived with her grandmother since she was 2 months old, as her mother and father emigrated to work in Italy, and her mother died of Cancer there while she was still a baby. Save the Children …

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