The Village Museum “Dimitrie Gusti” (Muzeul Satului “Dimitrie Gusti” – in Romanian) is an open-air ethnographic museum located in the Herastrau Park (Bucharest, Romania), showcasing traditional Romanian village life. The museum extends to over 100,000 square meters and contains 272 authentic peasant farms and houses from all over Romania. It was established in 1936 by Dimitrie Gusti, Victor Ion Popa, and...

Abstract photography of the “Press House” (Casa Presei) in Bucharest reflected in the water of the Herastrau lake. Shot in 2006 in Bucharest, Romania.

Passage Macca – Vilacrosse is a covered passage in Bucharest linking the Victoria Road and Lipscani Street. The Macca-Vilacrosse passage, designed in 1890 by architect Felix Xenopol has two branches that start from Victoriei Str. which unite before Eugen Carada Street exit. Vilacrosse name had been given in honor of Xavier Vilacrosse, chief architect of the city who died in 1855. The Passage, covered with glass and elongated...

Just put a stop to all this non-sense outdoor paper advertising that is making Bucharest an ugly place to live in … Where else in Europe can you find such ugly ways of advertising? Tell me a single place, besides Bucharest …

Night shot in the center of Bucharest, Romania, April 2010. “The People’s House”, the second largest building in the world (after the Pentagon) was built before 1989 by the former dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu. Officially it was named “The House of the Republic” (Casa Republicii) but many Romanians called it “The People’s House”. Now it is a multi-purpose building and it’s officially...

The Romanian Parliament house, in black & white. Bucharest, April 2010. One of my first wide-angle shots with my new Tokina 12-24 lens. More to come in the next days and a dedicated “hands-on” review post in the near future.

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