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28. wow, this is the discovery of a truly visionary portrait artist!!

Reply to rpannier (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 01:45 PM

Jan 2020

Riveting work!

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The Village Genius: Astonishing Photos Of Soviet Life Found In An Abandoned House (7 BW pics) [View all] rpannier Jan 2020 OP

Those are awesome! Kentonio Jan 2020 #1

Very captivating photos. An enriching waste of my time. Beakybird Jan 2020 #2

Fascinating! What a find. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #3

What a treasure, what a find!! Thank you, rpannier!! Leghorn21 Jan 2020 #4

A tragic moment, rarely captured - colorado_ufo Jan 2020 #24

Thanks for link! burrowowl Jan 2020 #5

Amazing. Thanks for posting! NurseJackie Jan 2020 #6

It's Tevye in the last pic!! aeromanKC Jan 2020 #7

With a cross? marybourg Jan 2020 #10

In Moldava? ChazInAz Jan 2020 #29

These are wonderful images - and more at the link. Such humanity in a dark place/time. erronis Jan 2020 #8

What a hidden gem. wendyb-NC Jan 2020 #9

On the link, the next to the last one, the old man with walking stick, 3Hotdogs Jan 2020 #11

The link has lots of photos! Love the flowers, how the women did their hair and were well-dressed. Karadeniz Jan 2020 #12

The last picture of the guy with the cow... Botany Jan 2020 #13

My first thought was Mongo from Blazing Saddles NickB79 Jan 2020 #20

Even the cow looks like a bad ass. Dagstead Bumwood Jan 2020 #36

Love the thumbprint on the negative. The cow/bull is very photogenic. 58Sunliner Jan 2020 #14

Fabulous stuff. panader0 Jan 2020 #15

Those are wonderful PatSeg Jan 2020 #16

Amazing! PatrickforO Jan 2020 #17

Absolutely wonderful GeoWilliam750 Jan 2020 #18

I find these really mesmerizing. BigDemVoter Jan 2020 #19

Absolutely mesmerizing photographs of Moldovan life in the 1950's-1970's Fla Dem Jan 2020 #21

Me, too. Scarsdale Jan 2020 #23

New Year's carnival creepy AF Dukkha Jan 2020 #22

Amazing photos! smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #25

I'd say his life turned him into an alcoholic Bayard Jan 2020 #26

One thing I am noticing... Jeebo Jan 2020 #27

wow, this is the discovery of a truly visionary portrait artist!! Coventina Jan 2020 #28

fantastic find IcyPeas Jan 2020 #30

used a Lubitel-2 camera ... Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #31

Year photos taken? Demovictory9 Jan 2020 #32

According to the article, 1955 through the 1970's. nt Chellee Jan 2020 #34

thanks. I thought maybe 1930s Demovictory9 Jan 2020 #35

So humane, as well as artistically wonderful cp Jan 2020 #33

He did well to document this slice in time. Obviously good rapport with subjects photographed. Evolve Dammit Jan 2020 #37

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