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Tag Archives: documentary photography
Julia Abzaltdinova, Spectator Pass (2014)
Spectator Pass (2014) by the Russian photographer Julia Abzdaltinova documents the resort city of Sochi and Russian sport fans during the 2014 Winter Olympics. When you delve deeper, however, this series really focuses on the visual representations of national identity and how that pans out in the context of one of the biggest sports events in the world.
Ikuru Kuwajima, A School for Nenets (2014)
In the arctic tundra of Russia, there is a boarding school for the Nenets, the nomadic northern indigenous people. A School for Nenets (2014) is a fascinating documentary project by […]
Zuzana Sramkova, Spodni Proud (2011 – 2015)
When the idea of setting up something similar to a squat was sparked in Ostrava, there were a few freaks willing to be a part of it. We were esoteric […]
Carolyn Drake, Two Rivers (2007 – 2011)
Two Rivers (2007 – 2011) by an American photographer Carolyn Drake is a fascinating, long-term documentary project following the 2,500-kilometre route of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers across […]
Kamil Sleszynski, Input/Output (2014 – 2015)
You go to prison only once. The first time. After that, there is no prison. There is no freedom either. Everything is the same. A. Stasiuk, The Walls of […]
Michal Luczak, Brutal (2010 – 2011)
Brutal by a Polish photographer Michał Łuczak (member of the Sputnik Photos collective) is a great example of a micro-documentary choosing to tell ‘little’ stories instead of grand narratives. In his cycle Łuczak documented Katowice Railway Station – once […]
Yola Monakhov Stockton, Once Out of Nature: Travels through Russia (2003 – 2007)
In a slightly frivolous act we’d like to present winter imagery in the middle of the burning hot summer 😉 Upon stumbling on Once Out of Nature: Travels through Russia (2003 […]
Tomasz Lazar, Coastline (2008 – 2010)
Coastline (2008 – 2010) by Tomasz Lazar is a fascinating, black-and-white series about the Polish coastline of the Baltic Sea, where the photographer documents daily life on the coast. In the introduction to […]
Maciek Zych, Teachers (2012)
Today we present a photographic project from Tajikistan – a country we haven’t covered on documentEAST before, so we’re pretty excited! Teachers (2012) by Maciek Zych, a Polish photographer and a former […]
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