The Church of the Holy Archangels in Rogoz is one of eight wooden churches of Maramureş listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Maramureş is a very traditional region, known for being one of the poorest in Europe. These women dressed in their local outfit were gathering after the mass and were a bit taken…
Sucevița monastery is one of the painted churches of Moldavia, inscribed since 2010 on the UNESCO list. When I visited it in 2002, the area was outside the main tourist tours. Both interior and exterior walls of the monastery are covered by mural paintings, which depict biblical episodes from the Old and New Testaments. August…
Adjud is a small city in the Moldavia region in Romania. There is a strong presence of Rom people at the local market. This woman and her daughter were among them. The Roms are the biggest minority group in Romania and the poorest one as well. August 2002. Adjud est une petite ville de la…
Along the road in Romania, it is not uncommon to meet old ladies holding a distaff to spin wool at the wheel. I photographed this woman near Berbesti, a small town in Maramures. The area is known for its beautiful rural scenery, as well as for its churches and original wooden architecture. It is also…
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