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The Europeans (2020 - 2030)“I’ve lived under four different regimes. You always pay someone for water and wood”.
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Communism & Cowgirls (2004)“Due to the crisis Russia has lost its political power. That’s not going to last long.”
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101 Billionaires (2008)“I know so many guys like me. I’m not afraid of anything. My life is over.”
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An Atlas of War and Tourism in the Caucasus (2014)“The Olympic family is going to feel at home in Sochi.”
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Empty land, Promised land, Forbidden land (2010)“Georgia can’t give up Abkhazia, just like you can’t give up your liver.”
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On the other side of the mountains (2010)“There’s a strong Islamic lobby. They won’t stop until we’re all leading Islamic lives.”
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Man Next Door (2017)Report received of a man who had become unwell. When officers arrived, the man was lying face down on the ground and was barely responsive.
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Roots of the Rúntur (2006)“The Rúntur is like going to visit someone. Only difference is that you’re driving in circles.”
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Sketchbooks (2011)“We have wrestled since the day the world was created.”
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Sochi Singers (2011)“I can forgive you anything. But not betrayal and lies.”
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The Secret History of Khava Gaisanova (2013)“Human rights are actually very well defined here. But that’s on paper. As soon as you run into a uniform and a gun, it’s over.”
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Sanatorium (2009)“The Soviet mentality and rudeness that still prevail here scare people away.”
My name is Rob Hornstra. I am a Dutch photographer and self-publisher. I am currently working on a multi-year project on Europeans. Also I present a live talkshow about photobooks in my hometown Utrecht .