Project: Carpathian shepherds

Location/Date: Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine, 2004 – 2008

Capacity: 60 Photos

Synopsis: The project features Ukrainian shepherds – hutsuls, living in the Carpathian Mountains. The photographs unveil their everyday life, habits and work on polonynas (prairies) during the season. Grazing cow and sheep high in the mountains, making bryndza (sheep cottage cheese), buts (/u/, type of bryndza) and cheese is what they have been doing for centuries…