Lake Baikal, Russia

Russian pause

My photographs from Russia, are my memories of special moments. Passing moments, that I managed to capture by photographing them. This collection of photographs, I call "Russian Pause", just because they tell a story of life in recreation and diversion. 

Most of the photographs are results of my interactions with people that I meet, but some are also candid photos. With these photographs I attempt to capture the extraordinary in ordinary events. They are captured in the periode 2012-2015.

A photo series of fishermen at Neva river 

fishing smelt "koryushka", a spring delicatesse

St. Petersburg, Russia - 2016

Ljudmila

Liudmila (86) winter swimmer

A  member of the walrus club in St. Petersburg. She has been diving into the freezing river Neva for 34 years. When I asked for her photograph, she dived into the cold water for several minutes. I think she enjoyed her minutes of fame. ©