Very nice indeed. As a Russian I’m quite glad he didn’t follow the overwalked path of stereotypical “matrioshkas bears vodka lenin busts” type of photographs. Well, almost.
This is one of the things I really love about the Internet – the ability to look at great photos and to hear some behind the scenes experience. Thank you!
As someone who has been there & knows the language (but not Russian, like Mitja), I think he’s done pretty well. Interesting observations, and different than most of the ones I see from westerners. His observation of China (in that region) was spot-on, and you can really see his growth.
On the other hand, there’s so much more to that region, it looks like he missed a huge amount, too…
I was fortunate enough to see some of these photos in an exhibition at the Host gallery in London recently; the prints were stunning and it’s great to hear a little of the back-story here.
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Real journalism is not dead, thank you for showing us great work in an unusual part of the world.
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Posted 06 Jul 2009 at 8:14 am ¶Yes, I agree with Albert’s comment above. Thank You for sharing your great work!
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Posted 06 Jul 2009 at 10:06 am ¶Great insights. Thanks
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Posted 06 Jul 2009 at 11:04 am ¶Beautifully observed work with a warm commentary. Thanks, great stuff Seamus.
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fred Reply:
October 8th, 2009 at 7:24 am
@John Easterby, oh yahhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Nice work. Great to hear the Irish accent!
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Posted 06 Jul 2009 at 11:50 am ¶One of my favorite photographers, thanks so much for sharing this.
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Posted 06 Jul 2009 at 11:53 am ¶Wonderful take.
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Posted 06 Jul 2009 at 1:47 pm ¶Very nice indeed. As a Russian I’m quite glad he didn’t follow the overwalked path of stereotypical “matrioshkas bears vodka lenin busts” type of photographs. Well, almost.
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Posted 06 Jul 2009 at 2:53 pm ¶This is one of the things I really love about the Internet – the ability to look at great photos and to hear some behind the scenes experience. Thank you!
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Posted 06 Jul 2009 at 7:29 pm ¶As someone who has been there & knows the language (but not Russian, like Mitja), I think he’s done pretty well. Interesting observations, and different than most of the ones I see from westerners. His observation of China (in that region) was spot-on, and you can really see his growth.
On the other hand, there’s so much more to that region, it looks like he missed a huge amount, too…
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Posted 06 Jul 2009 at 10:58 pm ¶Good job Rob: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Seamus+Murphy
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Posted 06 Jul 2009 at 11:46 pm ¶I was fortunate enough to see some of these photos in an exhibition at the Host gallery in London recently; the prints were stunning and it’s great to hear a little of the back-story here.
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