A Mingrelian woman prays during a service at Gali’s only functioning church. Since the war with Georgia Abkhazian authorities have not allowed Georgian priests to remain in the region, instead an Abkhazian priest from a nearby town runs the Church in Gali....
Members of the Dadishqeliani family visit the grave of a relative, who died the previous year, on Easter Sunday. Gali, Abkhazia....
Tengo Inalishvili’s mother makes a spicy paste from dried chilies at the Inlaishvili family home in the village of Rechxi. Gali, Abkhazia....
Transport is a major issue for the people of Gali. Most are too poor to afford a good enough car to withstand the potholed roads and there is very little in the way of public transport. As a result people often walk for hours from...
Mirab Lejava is helped by his wife after a long day collecting hazelnuts from his land in the mountains nearby. Shukuba, Gali, Abkhazia....
Mirab Lejava shakes the branches of his hazelnut trees, so that the nuts fall down and can be collected by hand. Gali and its Georgian Mingrelian inhabitants are renowned for their hazelnuts, which fetch very high prices in both Georgia and Russia. However, farmers such...
Children during an English language class at one of the two still functioning primary schools in the town of Gali....
Nada Beader plays with her Niece’s daughter Gorana. Gorana’s mother Volga returned to her partially destroyed flat in Knin town centre in 2001. With the help of the OSCE she secured state funded reconstruction and now lives there with Gorana and her Mother. 2006-2008...
Sava Samardzija cuts the hair of his friend Slavolub Kristic while his brother Duro drinks brandy. The Samardzija brothers live as refugees in Rtanj collective centre in Serbia since fleeing their home in Croatia in 1995. 2006-2008...
The village of Rtanj used to be a thriving mining community of almost 3,000 people. These days the few remaining villagers share the valley with the 80 or so IDP’s and refugees that are housed in the old workers barracks. Rtanj, Serbia.Feb 2008 2006-2008...