Young female beggar in one of Vienna streets listening to arguments of older woman who suddenly stopped to express her opinion on beggary. For the first time in my life, I was brought at the place against my will and kept there shut. I felt shaken and thought it must be mistake and soon they [...]
Group of people in Mariahilfer Strasse, Vienna. That plump woman with hair standing on at her head looked rather funny. She addressed me with idea to get a few coins for drink Zhanna It was sunny spring of 1982. The university alley of apple and peach trees was all pink lace of blossoms. The air [...]
When I came back to lathe, I saw inspector with measure gadget there probing my patterns. He declared high percentage of deficiency and recommended to sharpen the drill. It was smoke break in instrumental store, and a group of middle-aged workers gathered around the table. Black plate of old radio was on the wall. While [...]
The moral postulate of soviet society was simple: who does not work must not eat, and parasitism was considered to be hardest sin. One could even be in problems with police suspected in parasitic mode of existence. Living in center of Europe nowadays, I see symbiotic relationships with society to be of no great fault [...]
It was 5 o’clock in the morning. I lay in darkness of the room awaken by strange sensation. The night was sticky and still, and full moon accompanied by blinking pearl of lonely star beamed in the open window. A moment later neighbors dog gave low howl of misery and supplication, and distant wails of [...]
Following rules, I say honestly that this photo shoot Graz photographer Reinhard Sock and then it was processed by Vienna photographer Werner Braun 500 Days of Street Photographer And phrase “Kirgisin in Wien” was invented by chef editor of newspaper “Augustin” Robert Sommer, who considered it to be the most interesting concerning my personality in [...]