Zaharia Cusnir: Photos from Communist-era Moldova

David A. Goldfarb · Jan 17, 2020

Vernacular photos found in an attic. Made with a Lubitel-2. “Lubitel” means “amateur,” and the camera was produced to encourage amateur photography in the Soviet Union and Soviet bloc countries.

https://www.rferl.org/a/astonishing...d-in-abandoned-house-in-moldova/30383072.html

AgX · Jan 17, 2020

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cowanw · Jan 17, 2020

Terrific. Reminds me a lot of August Sander in the directness of the straight on posing and natural environment.

Kodachromeguy · Jan 18, 2020

These are brilliant! And to think, they were almost lost forever. Classic b&w work from a master.

CMoore · Jan 18, 2020

Very interesting..... Thank You

138S · Jan 18, 2020

Amazing !!

Inayat Noor · Jan 18, 2020

David A. Goldfarb said:
Vernacular photos found in an attic. Made with a Lubitel-2. “Lubitel” means “amateur,” and the camera was produced to encourage amateur photography in the Soviet Union and Soviet bloc countries.

https://www.rferl.org/a/astonishing...d-in-abandoned-house-in-moldova/30383072.html

We adopted a son from Moldova. He is grown and looks very much like some of the subjects in the photos. Thanks for sharing.

runswithsizzers · Jan 18, 2020

Thanks for sharing that.

pentaxuser · Jan 18, 2020

Some great photos I wonder if someone is going to find memory cards or an old laptop/iphone in some rubble in say 40 years time from which photos can be obtained? Seems unlikely to me.

pentaxuser

CMoore · Jan 18, 2020

pentaxuser said:
Some great photos I wonder if someone is going to find memory cards or an old laptop/iphone in some rubble in say 40 years time from which photos can be obtained? Seems unlikely to me.

pentaxuser

Touche`

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