Photo Feature of the Week: Unfortunate Profile Pictures

[mfortki]

This week's belated photo feature is of no aesthetic or technical value. If that's what you're looking for this week, then proceed elsewhere. We suggest this most incredible photo essay on the post-Chernobyl town of Slavoutich by Guillaume Herbaut

Comments

[the_efaf]

I do have to agree, Nikolay is pretty darn awesome there.

[naika7]

Agreed! Plus that police woman is rather desperate.

[mfortki]

He wins the internet.

[nastally]

Lol, I think the last one is actually pretty creative and cool!

[zendeni]

What is with the whole rug on the wall thing? Just curious.

[fiquet]

It's a traditional feature in many Russian homes to have rugs hung up on the walls. This is very much an eastern influence; rugs also adorn the walls of many houses in countries such as Turkmenistan, Tajikistan etc. They are functional as well as decorative; the thick weaving acts as insulation and keeps the walls warm, particularly in winter when cold drafts (apols. for spelling)are all-permeating.

[valya22]

OMG! The Barbie-doll-stare is creepy! D:

[the_corico]

No one beats Nikolay. But Anton's pretty awesome too.