Disclosure

15.05.08 I found wonderful book of Steve Caplin in local library and added patriotic picture to my nude collection

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Three male photographers with Canon cameras assisted me in creation of this small collection.

Sometimes I doubt there is any sense at all to exhibit nude portraits on Internet. But time is going on and pictures - small replicas of reality accumulate on my hard drive and plead to take care of them. They also plead for exposure

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In Central Asia where I was born, 47 years old is considered to be age of grandmothers, and the women don’t model normally after 18-25, if they are well. In Russia it is still possible to find models of 30. For me it would be impossible to expose nude photos living in this part of the world

Once I met an old artist in the street, he was in his usual shabby jacket with fringes at the bottom, dragging heavy suitcase with sketches and looking thoughtful. When I asked him, what was going on, he replied: “It is always the same - too much of work and too little or nothing of wage”

Hej, my blog, the sacred wheel is turning on in spite of all odds! I just seek the way to promote my project “Faces of Austrian politics”

I am positively more and more fond of Hermann Hesse writings, consider him to be great author. What I have come across today in his book:

“Thank you, good man,” said Siddhartha, “I am afraid I have no gift to give you, no payment, I am homeless.”

“I could see that, - said the ferryman, “And I did not expect any payment or gift from you, you will give it to me some other time.”

“Do you think so?”- asked Siddhartha merrily

“Certainly. I have learned that from the river; everything comes back”

May Demo

It was traditional the 1 May demo and Day of the Work in Vienna yesterday, and to express their solidarity with social-democratic, communist and national minorities movements in the country thousands of people marched along streets of the city toward Parliament and City council, where chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, mayor Michael Häupl, trades-union leader Rudolf Hundstorfer held their welcoming speeches.
Alfred Gusenbauer, greeted by applauds of massive crowd at Rathausplatz, expressed motto of the day in a few words:
“We all want to have not only work, we want to have good work!”

I was in this crowd, and after manifestation discovered with surprise that Alfred Gusenbauer was quite approachable and open for communication with everybody, what was difficult to expect from Russian public figures of the same rank. The last ones probably always wanted to protect themselves from potential terrorists, provocateurs and charity pleaders.

I also noticed that mayor and chancellor, belonging to the same social-democratic party and representing Austrian establishment,
often use word “Genossen” (Comrades) when they address audience.
I thought the word was prerogative of communists and activists of fascist Germany (Parteigenossen),
on that reason (separating themselves from their own communist past), the word was for along time already banned in Russia by public opinion and sounds funny today there.
On some reason, police stopped the march of communists and minorities by Parliament yesterday.
The colors were the same - red, but one could quickly guess who stood for authority and who not

One of my Demo picture was used in weekly selection of Reuters world news agency

Reuters