Mugur Varzariu’s Photos of Roma

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Breaking Through Walls of Bias

Marginalized for centuries, the Roma — also known as Gypsies — of a town in Romania have faced forcible evictions and had a wall built around them.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/breaking-through-walls-of-bias/

Mr. Varzariu, 42, knew very few Roma before he switched careers two years ago to become a photographer. In July 2011, after hearing that the mayor of Baia Mare, a small city in northern Romania, was building a 6-foot wall to separate a Roma community from its neighbors — creating a ghetto — Mr. Varzariu traveled there to see for himself.