Too much work

She fell asleep in the car outside the newsroom while I was changing license plates.

Xmas Party

The Prime Minister threw a little Christmas party at the government's palace the other day. Different characters were hired to entertain guests and the staff's children.

Wave

Two actors perform during the premiere of the musical "Wave - Whale Hunting", on the stage of the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest.

First real snow

Last night we had the first real snow in Bucharest. I'm saying "real" since it had snowed once before, but just for an hour or so.

Freshmen's prom

There's a sort of prom for freshmen in Romania's colleges. A friend had to photograph one last night, so I tagged along and tried to shoot the mood of the place.

1: Prom queen and king wannabes check their outfits in the mirror in the bathroom before going on stage.
2: People dancing up on a balcony.
3: A lot of photographing went on throughout the night.
4: And a little flirt.

Traffic

The traffic in Bucharest is getting worse from one day to the next. Last night I called my friend Ikuru and suggested that we each go out and photograph the traffic jam. The problem was that last night a lot of police was out, so there was no jam, at least where I walked. So here's a rough start to a soon-to-come essay on traffic.

Vadim

Vadim Ghirda, the Associated Press photographer in Romania, a friend and colleague, has just won first place in "Pictorial" at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. Here's the image.

Artists of the Australian Strange Fruit performing arts company put up a show in a Bucharest Romania park July 15 2007.

Long weekend

I spent the weekend visiting London. Here are a few snaps I shot along the way.

: A man photographs the clouds on Tate Modern Museum's balcony.
: Subway.
: People walking the streets of London's shopping district on Pedestrian Day.