Category: photojournalism

Revolution?

2011-09-15
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’nuff said. From the walls around Piata Universitatii in Bucharesti.

revolution

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Geishas on stilts – only in Bucharest!

2011-09-13
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This was an unexpected attraction for Bucharest Days: a couple of geishas walking around on stilts and entertaining the audience. Yeah, their list of words, expressions and jokes was limited, but they were quite enthusiastic.

geisha on stills
geisha on stills
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Bucharest Days 2011

2011-09-07
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Sometime in September is the celebration of Bucharest Days, so this year for almost a full month (26 August – 18 September) there are supposed to happen various things in the Old City, as this is how the event is called this year, “Old City Days”. Being there for Wikipedia photo hunting I noticed the fair and the concert scene, so when done I returned for a bit of festival.

zilele bucurestiului
zilele bucurestiului
The band playing was one I had never heard before, Alimentation Générale, but they had a lot of atitude and poses, making the audience feel good:
zilele bucurestiului
zilele bucurestiului
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Morning in Vamă

2011-08-30
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The nights in Vama Veche are really long and hard so the morning are, obviously, even harder.

morning

morning

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ARTmania 2011: the streets

2011-08-19
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I reported about music and people what else is next? The streets, of course:

sibiu

sibiu

sibiu

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ARTmania 2011: the people

2011-08-19
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So there is a music (metal) festival in the city, there also have to be people too, some of them for the event, some not. Capturing them is a must for the photographer:

sibiu

sibiu

sibiu

sibiu

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ARTmania 2011: the music

2011-08-18
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This year I attended ARTmania as a photographer sent by Studio Rock, so with the press pass I had better access to take my photos. And as a metal festival is mostly about the music, this first post will be about the music (some other stuff will follow), there are the bands:

lacrimas profundere
Lacrimas Profundere

helloween
Helloween

tarja turunen
Tarja Turunen

republica
Republica

sonata arctica
Sonata Arctica

lacuna coil
Lacuna Coil

And, of course, there were rockers. Many of them:
rockers

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Stand Your Ground

2011-07-22
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On Tuesday 21 June 2011 six photographers were assigned different areas of the City to photograph. Some used tripods, some went hand held, one set up a 5 x 4.

All were instructed to keep to public land and photograph the area as they would on a normal day. The event aimed to test the policing of public and private space by private security firms and their reaction to photographers.

All six photographers were stopped on at least one occasion. Three encounters led to police action.

This is what happened.

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Never mess with the Romanian army!

2011-07-19
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Saturday I was invited to take pictures at the graduation ceremony of the Technical Military Academy in Bucharest, class of 2011. Keep in mind, they are not only officers, they are also engineers (specialised in various fields, from rocketry to computers and intelligence)… so they will not only kick your butt, but your brains too… if need be.

romanian army

romanian army

romanian army

romanian army

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Free Hugs

2011-07-11
bucharestcityphotophotojournalismportraitRomaniastreetsummer
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Need a hug?

free hugs

Maybe you will be able to get one for free… (last Saturday a bunch of kids gathered in the Herastrau park of Bucharest to give free hugs)
free hugs free hugs

free hugs free hugs

free hugs free hugs

free hugs free hugs

And hug everybody… until you can hug no more 🙂
free hugs

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Bucharest Music Film Festival

2011-06-29
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These days the city is hosting the Bucharest Music Film Festival right in the city center, at Piața Revoluției, in front of the Atheneum and the National Art Museum. As the name says, the main feature is classical music:

bucharest music film festival

A lot of people, of various ages and backgrounds, are attending every day:
bucharest music film festival

And they seems to enjoy it:
bucharest music film festival

I enjoyed it too once this week, if time and schedule allows, maybe I will do it again.

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Asphalt Tango

2011-06-21
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One interesting (and photogenic) thing at the “urban festival” on Mătăsari street was the people dancing tango on the street and wearing street clothes. Not many, but not very few either.

tango tango

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Hipstering on Mătăsari street

2011-06-21
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With the history and tradition of the Mătăsari street, one linked with sex and prostitution, having an “urban festival” called “at women on Mătăsari” (“la femei pe Mătăsari”) was challenging, and it gathered, as expected, a bunch of people considering themselves “cool” and “edgy”.

matasari

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Basarab passage opening

2011-06-21
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After much debates and delays, the Basarab passage in Bucharest opened at last! …good opportunity for the current mayor to shamelessly assume the merits, but I digress, this is not a politics blog, we are here to share some photos from the passage opening.

basarab

So it was a parade, the parade was not all about beautiful girls, there were also uniforms:
basarab

And bikers with their mighty bikes:
basarab

And old cars:
basarab

And, of course, a lot of beautiful girls:
basarab

And cheerleaders:
basarab

And don’t forget the virtual kisses:
basarab

Now the next step? Curse the traffic on the passage, of course!

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Little Prince

2011-06-01
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Not totally a coincidence of me posting about a marionette play today on Children’s Day, but it was a spectacle for everyone. Last week I attended at UNATC a Little Prince spectacle.

little prince

We were allowed to take photos, since is was not a real spectacle, a group of drama students were preparing their graduation with this play and needed public to get used with real spectacles.
little prince

It was a combination: for the most past a marionette and 3 actors, with a few “dream” scenes played in a more traditional marionette play fashion. An interesting experience.
little prince

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