Galina Toktalieva - Diary of Female Photographer©

Jun

14

Secret weapon

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Saturday. Woman in Muslim headscarf reading book in Thalia bookshop
The Nikon 50mm f/1.4 considered to be a secret weapon for low-light photography, justified my expectations. It is also ultra light, almost weightless, and sharp.

Jun

12

Red phantoms

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There were hordes of successful soviet ideologues, which made their career imitating fierce creative activity.
But it was not Zhanna case. She belonged to rare type of uncorrupted believers. She was person of sincerity and encyclopedia knowledge, but her eccentricity made her the scarecrow of the university. She expected from students who were fed up with [...]

Jun

11

Red phantoms. Scarlet thread of my craze

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Group of people in Mariahilfer Strasse, Vienna
Zhanna
It was sunny spring of 1982. The university alley of apple and peach trees was all pink lace of blossoms. The air was fresh and clear. But I was ascending marble staircase of main building with monument of Great Chief at the top feeling chill in my heart.

Jun

9

Anatomie der Liebe

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Dearest Galina,
I don�t know whether you are teasing your readers with your comments about masculine stupidity, mean-spirited men who want to split bills in restaurants or you really mean it.
I take your point that men are obsessed by their penises - it’s part of the male psyche that would be rather difficult to eradicate, but [...]

Jun

8

Anatomy of love

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In my sophisticated forties, I still feel amazed about gender differences. I would call phenomena masculine stupidity, if I did not know that many men consider women to be equally stupid. Problem arises when I submit to insistent invites for a cup of coffee from bold male explorers, who after spotting nude pictures in my [...]

Jun

5

Homeless

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Homeless woman had found in junk container something to eat. I made the snapshot in very center of Vienna.
This email I received today:
Dear Galina,
I read your blog today and it upset me that you are not finding satisfaction in Vienna.
I can understand why you are contemplating moving to another city or country - I think [...]

May

21

Earthquake

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It was 5 o�clock in the morning. I lay in darkness of the room awaked 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 neighbor�s dog gave low howl of misery and supplication, and distant wails of [...]

Apr

23

Ideal lover

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Contemplating over my own intimate relationships and those of others I conclude that ideal lover for me could be only duplicate of me. Imagine, you meet somebody with equal sensitivity and quickness, equally changeable and bizarre; you have endless topics for conversation, eternal understanding and adore.
You feel hands wise as your own - caressing [...]

Apr

19

Spielsucht

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It was sunny and clear autumn day with slight chill in the air.
I was at the main square of Graz observing flock of pigeons in front of city council with nobody around me except of two men on ecstasy who just bought their supply and old drunkard stretching on bank in booze doze.
It was my [...]

Apr

11

Action of the Greens

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Action in defense of same-gender partnership
It was rather hot morning, and I felt the gravity of my photo bag, walking by zigzags and asking every pedestrian where civil registry office is. I anticipated picturesque manifestation at the place, but found only small group there. As usual, I photographed persons whose faces I found to be [...]

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