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Rainbow gathering, Golan Heights, 2010.

Husein was the only Palestinian on Israeli rainbow gathering which has taken place on Golan Heights in 2010. Full of joy, love and happieness he danced while the rest of us were playing beautiful, middle-eastern music. The sun was burning, but under the tarp it was cool and we could enjoy the life fully!

Israeli rainbow gathering, Golan Heights, 2010.

Every evening, right in front of my tent, I had this beautiful view of the setting sun and the Sea of Galilee down in the valley. Everyday the people stayed in silence and watched the beautiful performance of the sun and clouds, surrounded by the sounds of coyotes, which only in the darkness were brave enough to get out of caves and sing.

M’hamid el Ghizlane, Morocco, 2009.

Few hours after the heavy sandstorm in M’hamid el Ghizlane, oasis on the edge of the desert in south Morocco. The air was still full of sand dust. You could feel the sand in your hair, ears, nose. It was grinding in your teeth. But in the night the rain came and cleared the atmosphere.

Women watching camel race during Taragalte Sahara Culture Festival in Mhamid, Morocco. In traditional societies living on Sahara, the place of a woman is strictly defined. Women are not allowed to take part in happenings and sport events and most of their life spend at home.

Viseu de Sus, Romania, 2009.

They came early in the morning. More or less 50 people with dark skin, dressed very colorfully. They came to take a train to Vaser valley. They came with the bags which included everything they had. Everything they needed for life. Except for money.

They entered the train and went away towards Karpaty mountains to start a new life.

Vaser valley, Romania, 2008.

Mocanita – the last narrow gauge forestry steam train in Europe. It starts in a little town Viseu de Sus in northern Romania and goes 60 km deep north into Karpatian valley toward the border with Ukraine. 
The train is the only mean of transport for the local people. You can see them going with the train with all the stuff the need for living, animals, furniture, everything.

Republic of Tuva, Siberia, Russian Federation, 2009.

Lopchik invited me to his hut in the Sayan Mountains. His sons had to stay in the valley to take care of the animals.
We went up with the horses and spent few days in his hut drinking araga (alcohol made of milk), hiking in the mountains and eating fish from the nearby lake. Unfortunately it was too cold to swim in its crystal clear water.

Chiraa Bazhy, Repulic of Tuva, Siberia, Russian Federation, 2009.

Me and my girlfriend were the first foreigners he saw in his life, the first foreigners in the village. His father whom I met in the bus invited me to his home. On the beginning I didn’t want to come, but when he said that his grandma is a shaman, I changed my mind. And it was a good choice!

Mitrovica, Kosovo – 11 Nov 2009. Wedelin Roth – EULEX officer, the advisor of the police commandant in Mitrovica. “Kosovo fragmentation would be the best option. But this is only my unofficial point of view.”

Plesa – village in northern Romania founded in 1835 by Poles. Nowadays people still use Polish as a mother tongue and consider themself polish.

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