Chinese 2.0

This is from a few days ago, but I thought I'd post it anyways.

Chinese Workers 4

It was cold, so they made a small fire, boiled some water and had some precooked noodles.

Counting Crows

As I was waiting alongside the Chinese a few nights ago, crows kept circling the camp like the vultures in shitty movies.

Chinese Workers 3

Chinese Workers 2

Another day with the Chinese workers. Snow didn't make it any easier for them.

Chinese Workers

Approximately 300 Chinese workers have been living in makeshift tents across the street from the Chinese embassy in Bucharest, to protest against their Romanian employers who have fired them without paying their salaries for the last two months.

Narrative Journalists

Blue Coffee

Ice Climbing

Russia's Julia Oleynikova descends during the ice climbing final of the Ice Climbing World Cup, Saturday, Feb. 8th, 2009, in Busteni.

Lucrative Prisoners

Mihai Popandron (1) and Radu Robu, prisoners in the Barcea penitentiary, make shoes in a jail cell, Friday, Feb. 8th, 2009. Popandron and Robu are just two of many prisoners who work for a German company which, despite the financial crisis, has extended their contract with the prison.

Got Milk?

Romanian farmers are no longer allowed to sell milk and cheese in public markets, unless they prove their facilities abide by EU (European Union) standards. Which, in many rural areas, is pure science-fiction. I photographed this lady yesterday in a village north of Bucharest, who trades or sells the milk she gets from the only cow her family owns.

Stripes