Family Matters
Filip and Vera are husband and wife. They are gypsies, a minority in Belarus. We visited them in the village of Vidzy near the border with Latvia. I have always been interested in the lives of this fascinating people and finally got the chance to ask some questions. This is one of the photos I took during our conversation.

You can see some more on my blog:
http://mitchellktravelphoto.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/the-gypsies-of-vidzy/
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agni 2 years ago
bravo!
Codrin Lupei 3 years ago
Another great set of images, Mitchell, a pleasure to discover some places in this world through your images! Excellent work!
yuan 3 years ago
nice image... I like it.. salam senyum -u1-
Cheron 3 years ago
Super.
Luis Marinho 3 years ago
Amazing! Contratulations. Cheers, Luis.
Helmut Schadt 3 years ago
GREAT!
Boedi Wiyarno 3 years ago
Love the story behind the picture
Pedro Sacadura 3 years ago
Fantastic as always Mate! ;)
mpzx 3 years ago
...great composition.
stefano rapino 3 years ago
thank you for this photo, so we have possibility to know this people, great composition
Mitchell Kanashkevich  thanks for the comment Stefano
Yavuz Sariyildiz 3 years ago
how nice...very strong as always..
Mitchell Kanashkevich  Thanks Yavuz
Laurent Roch 3 years ago
Fantastic !
Mitchell Kanashkevich  Thank you Laurent
Lars Klottrup 3 years ago
Ralf is right, this is 'Roots', the true spirit of photography!
Btw, her expression/pose is priceless IMO! :-)
Mitchell Kanashkevich  Thanks Lars, this is my favorite type of photography for now
Rudi Kokic 3 years ago
clap-clap...
Zivko Risteski 3 years ago
great scene!
Mitchell Kanashkevich  Thanks Zivko
Ursula I Abresch 3 years ago
Lovely work! I like how they have those expression on their faces, that they've (seemingly?) known each other for a long time, and are comfortable both in their surroundings and with each other.
Mitchell Kanashkevich  Thanks, yes, they are wife and husband
moses stell 3 years ago
very nice light control.....
Ralf Stelander 3 years ago
Very down to earth, this is good photography!
Mitchell Kanashkevich  Thanks Ralf
Carola Lundmark 3 years ago
I like it very much. Love her pose :)
~ Carola ~
Mitchell Kanashkevich  Thanks Carola
Robert 3 years ago
Great picture Mitchel! But to whom i tell this:-)))))

Robert
Mitchell Kanashkevich  Thanks Robert
Glen Ballis 3 years ago
Very nice Mitchell.... Is that in Minsk?

Glen
Mitchell Kanashkevich  Thanks Glen, no it's pretty far from Minsk, in the village of Vidzy, near Braslav
Dragan M. Babovic 3 years ago
Excellent. Great mood.
Rui Pires 3 years ago
Another great image, Mitchell. Love the way you surround that people by their natural environement and objects. Much more documental for me, but shure i like also your more pictorical "way" from other images ;)
Mitchell Kanashkevich  Thanks Rui.
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Equipment
5D MKII
Location
Vidzy, Braslasvki region, Belarus
Tags
GYPSIES, CULTURE, MARRIAGE
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Comments
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