Tag: Tako Robakidze

  • Photographing the Russian Occupation of Georgia | Blind

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    Photographing the Russian Occupation of Georgia Robakidze’s project “Creeping Borders” looks at the Russian presence in Georgia, and the effects of the installation of artificial barriers along the occupation line on the lives of both individuals and whole communities. Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/photographing-the-russian-occupation-of-georgia-en Tako Robakidze’s project “Creeping Borders” looks at the Russian presence in Georgia, and the…

  • Living on the Shifting Border of Georgia and Russia – The New York Times

    Living on the Shifting Border of Georgia and Russia – The New York Times

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    Living on the Shifting Border of Georgia and Russia For over a year, Tako Robakidze has visited villages across Russian-occupied Georgia, photographing those for whom borders seemed to change overnight. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/lens/living-on-the-shifting-border-of-georgia-and-russia.html Such is the case for people living in Tskhinvali, or South Ossetia, a region recognized by the United States and NATO as Georgian…