Ben Voit
RUSCIORI | romania
we've travelled to romania to explore life and culture of real romani people in the modern age. often vilified as "gypsys" these people are known for being nomads without any permanent residence.
in ocna sibiului someone told us, that the little village rusciori ("reußdörfchen" in german) might be a good place to get in contact, since it's predominantly populated by them. not knowing what to expect, we arrived sceptical, since almost everyone we talked to was warning us not to approach any "gypsis". after leaving the car though, we were surrounded by a crowd of friendly strangers in a heartbeat and the children of the village were psyched to be in front of the camera requesting their own personal shoot. i certainly needed no second invitation and gladly took the chance to capture the mood.
RUSCIORI | romania
we've travelled to romania to explore life and culture of real romani people in the modern age. often vilified as "gypsys" these people are known for being nomads without any permanent residence.
in ocna sibiului someone told us, that the little village rusciori ("reußdörfchen" in german) might be a good place to get in contact, since it's predominantly populated by them. not knowing what to expect, we arrived sceptical, since almost everyone we talked to was warning us not to approach any "gypsis". after leaving the car though, we were surrounded by a crowd of friendly strangers in a heartbeat and the children of the village were psyched to be in front of the camera requesting their own personal shoot. i certainly needed no second invitation and gladly took the chance to capture the mood.