VIENNA-Galina Toktalieva street photography showcase

About 120,000 people in colorful clothes took part in Vienna’s annual Rainbow Parade on Saturday to call for equal rights for gays, lesbians and transvestites. I must add that to be transvestite does not necessarily mean to be homosexual. Some transvestites are fascinated with women’s clothes only, and want to feel themselves, at least temporarily, the object of passionate desire. Some quite normal from traditional point of view heterosexual relationships may lack real intimacy. When I was looking at gays and lesbians, especially those ones who not only demonstrated presence of homo feelings, but obviously had them – tenderly holding their partner’s hand, I knew to be really intimate with somebody and to be understood, you can be of any gender you feel yourself comfortable with. Person posing for photo and person depicted in his natural environment or unaware have different energetic levels and expressiveness, why I am still devoted to street photography. From my point of view many shows, manifestations and demonstrations have zero expressive value

New Socialist party(SPOe) Chef Werner Faymann

Chancellor Werner Faymann CV

He was born on 4 May of 1960 in Vienna

1985 – 1988 consultant at the central savings bank,
1988 director of the Viennese Tenants’ counseling.
1981 – 1987 provincial chairman of Socialistic Youth Vienna
1985 – 1994 member of the Viennese state parliament and municipal council
1994 executive city councilor for urban renewal,
president of the Viennese Fund for Urban Renewal (WBSF)
and vice president of the Viennese Business Agency (WWFF)

Werner Faymann told: “I never work against somebody, but always in partnership.”

“When I wish to find out how good or how wicked anyone is, or what are his thoughts at the moment, I fashion the expression of my face, accurately as possible, in accordance with the expression of his, and then wait to see what thoughts or sentiments arise in my own mind or heart, as if to match with the expression” Edgar Allan Poe

I am frequent visitor to Vienna zoo. I believe animals have also soul and move in eternal circles of reborns, as humans do. Perhaps I was antelope not so long time ago. The only problem with zoo animals is that they are in state of lethargy, one needs endless paitence to wait, when they change the pose to catch a moment for photo.

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 Demonstration

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

Benevolent, you are welcome to visit my recent flash gallery created with Lightroom and Autoviewer. I am fond of Eckhart Tolle, look what he writes: “Everything, a bird, a tree, even a simple stone, and certainly a human being, is ultimately unknowable” From “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle. He writes that all our suffering is result of our escape from present moment or lack of awareness. Photography is pure meditation sometimes, one must be alert and fully present at the moment.

Walking tours, cold day, shopping street, no gloves. Boy from the right told patronizingly touching my shoulder that Nikon D200 is somewhat old. It was fun to shoot them. It is always easy to shoot young people. Older persons are often suspicious about something and full of false apprehensions: “Are you going to sell picture of me? Are you from newspaper? Are you private detective?” It is close to impossibility to sell snapshot of somebody, unless this person is perfectly attractive, and gives you model release- paper permission to be photographed. Today I visited “Wiener Zeitung”. Then I came to Südbahnhof and recollected time when I came to Vienna for the first time from Graz.