The Russian province of Sakhalin, an island north of Japan, has always been associated in my mind with oil and gas projects, earthquakes or nasty snow storms. Other than it once belonging to Japan, I... Continue reading →

Vladivostok: Impressions from Visit The budget hotel I stayed at first had no hot water. Then, after a hard rain storm, had no running water at all for a day or two. The city’s sloping... Continue reading →

Rostov Meat Market Visit Outdoor and indoor markets tend to be colorful places no matter what country you are in – China, Russia or the USA. Moscow used to have plenty of them, but with... Continue reading →

Eight Shades of Putin Grey You can’t escape seeing images of Russian President Vladimir Putin around Moscow, be it shirts with his portrait, refrigerator magnets, iPhone covers, plastic or metallic busts. Outside the TASS news... Continue reading →

Winter Wakeboarding in Russia With 15 years in Russia behind me, I was asked by a Russian publication if I would like to talk about my life here. As I love photographing around Russia, I... Continue reading →