+35 °C in summer, in winter −35 °C, always wet – heavy snowfall in winter, raining cats and dogs in summer: to live in Novosibirsk seems to be not funny. But that’s wrong. As I discovered the black and white photo collection of Valery Titievsky, that splendid Russian version of Henri Cartier-Bresson, I saw human beings… Read more

+35 °C in summer, in winter −35 °C, always wet – heavy snowfall in winter, raining cats and dogs in summer: to live in Novosibirsk seems to be not funny. But that’s wrong. As I discovered the black and white photo collection of Valery Titievsky, that splendid Russian version of Henri Cartier-Bresson, I saw human beings enjoying their life: lovers in a big summer rain, bold street walkers through mountains of snow. Maybe the population once had to suffer under the oppression organized by Stalin: Times they are a-changing. People in Novosibirsk have their headphones, are using a subway, love horses or dogs, Apple PC’s, their opera or simply the river Ob: thanks to Valery Titievsky for sharing his lyrical Novosibirsk documents with us!

I came across Valery's Photostream last night and went to bed very late! He has a remarkable way of capturing people in a way that makes the viewer stop and think about the situation the subjects are in. The sets have been a window on another world for me and I urge everybody to spend some time viewing Valery's great w… Read more

I came across Valery's Photostream last night and went to bed very late! He has a remarkable way of capturing people in a way that makes the viewer stop and think about the situation the subjects are in. The sets have been a window on another world for me and I urge everybody to spend some time viewing Valery's great work.