Sasha ended up in a psycho-neurological boarding school 12 years ago. At 35, he “poorly adapts to new conditions,” as it is stated in his medical record. Earlier in Sasha’s life there were those who supported him, helped and were close to him. Now these are nannies and other wards. who do not always treat […]

Psychoneurological boarding schools, a kind of conveyor of fate, resemble a state within a state with its own laws. The person who got there is not seen as a value, instead they are perceived as a thing – broken and unnecessary. The boarding system will never let him or her go. This totalitarian system, created […]

Suddenly you have forgotten how much I love the Carpathian Mountains. This is heartbreakingly beautiful! I live an hour away from them and I can grab a backpack with a tent at any time and go for a couple of days from humanity and get a billion impressions. Less words, more pictures. I will share […]

In the Carpathians, the “shepherd’s summer” has begun that lasts from May to September. Shepherds – as herders are called here, led their flocks to high-mountain meadows – polonines. There they will spend six months – right up to the first snow. A shepherd with a flock of sheep, guarded by a shepherd dog, descends […]

Once again, I caught myself thinking that I was somewhat jealous of the ability of Roma to enjoy simplicity. Many people know that for almost 7 years I have been working with Roma in camps in Transcarpathia. Few “non-Roma” have such unlimited access and opportunity to touch the way of life of the Roma national […]

During photography, the most interesting thing for me is always people, or rather their life stories. When I take pictures, I talk a lot. During this time, a huge number of photographs and life stories have accumulated, funny and not very funny. For a long time, I have had an unbearable longing after talking with […]