Congratulations on being a members choice album in Eastern Europe channel today. Wonderful album ! Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your day! I would like to invite you to a showing of my newly completed album on Little TIBET http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2549049570076741736jPTiCe If you have some time please drop by and let me know what you think. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Best wishes, Ladislav (Czech Republic)

said fukal_ladislav 2008.04.11 at 01:00:01 PDT

Thank you for sharing this beatiful album with so many comments.

said lnayvelt 2008.01.12 at 09:36:35 PST

I really enjoyed this album. You managed to show the beauty of the landscape, but also to convey the daily life, the people, and even the relationships between the people. This is an amazing ability, since most of us just look for the beauty and ignore the rest. You are right, the people are the essence of the place. Tirza from Los Angeles

said tirza_h 2007.11.29 at 01:04:24 PST

Hi, this album is stunning, the colour is amazing, well done, thank you for sharing, take care Ann (Chester England)

said annedm1 2007.11.05 at 01:12:33 PST

Dear Vera! Many thanks for your album about my country & my native city Kiev. Thanks that you are popularizing my Ukraine. Tatiana

said Swan2007 2007.09.15 at 00:00:35 PDT

Bellissimo e interessante questo tuo album. Non sapevo che l'Ucraina fosse cosi' affascinante. Grazie e complimenti! Ilde (Torino, Italy)

said clomar101 2007.08.18 at 05:09:26 PDT

I can honestly say this is the first time I have watched a slideshow through twice. It is a wonderfully informative album and your photo's are first class. Very best regards, Pete.UK

said magnetron4 2006.09.07 at 12:43:16 PDT

Beautiful. What more can one say. The gold makes a great contrast with the background. Bernard

said volvob12 2006.07.13 at 18:13:04 PDT

This was one of my most treasured memories on my visit several years ago to Kyiv. Thank you for an opportunity to rememinesce. Maxine, Dallas, TX

said Maxine13121 2006.02.27 at 08:15:08 PST

Bellissime foto. Ciao Giovanni Italy.

said caruso_giovanni100 2006.02.19 at 11:21:08 PST

On some photos few are them from Beregany city, where I'm from. How nice to find people from same place on another side of globe.

said maxx1128 2006.02.07 at 23:01:55 PST

I was very fortunate to run across your work. These are very beautiful. I especially love the exceptional eye you have for lighting your subjects. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful collection of captures. Srapada, California

said srapada 2006.02.02 at 22:16:07 PST

Loved your photos of Ukraine. Photo 20 of 78 blew me away! I have heard about the many, many poverty stricken eldery in former USSR....the picture was so sad of them selling their fish. Thank you for all your photos. Nancy

said manydogs5100 2005.08.27 at 12:46:24 PDT

Oh, by the way I found out which oblast we were in, Zaparoshia.

said brittanyl017 2005.07.26 at 15:45:06 PDT

Hey, just me again! Thanks for signing my guestbook! We were in southern ukraine. The Sea of Azov was only a mile away from where we stayed (the missionaries homes) I will be sure to pray for you and your husband as you travel and minister to people in Ukraine. If you'd like to email me, it's Livn4Hm18@hotmail.com.

said brittanyl017 2005.07.26 at 08:05:43 PDT

I has taken me some time to go thru your ukraine albums. they were particularly signficant for me as they were the first pictures I have seen that awakened my memory of travelling thru Eastern Europe in 1987 and thru USSR in 1980. Thankyou for taking the time and effort to share these. I just wish they were clearer on my screensaver. The closeups are the clearest. thanks again. Jen

said docjen 2005.07.23 at 00:12:26 PDT

What lovely pictures you took. Each one of them looks like a step toward exploring your family culture, which I think is very important for us as North Americans. The agricultural village life reminds me of my life in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, when I was a kid. The cattle and their cowherds were delightful. You mentioned shepherds. It would have been nice to see pictures of sheep.

said richard363636 2005.07.22 at 16:06:37 PDT

Wow, I've been to Ukraine twice now and plan to go back again, I've gone on mission trips there, in 2003 and I just got back a few weeks ago. I have my pics posted as well that you can view if you'd like. They're not as great as yours though! Ukraine is such a beautiful place, even though they may not be wealthy or modernized as we have it, they're such beautiful people and I can't wait to go back! Your pictures are beautiful as well! I was in Berdyansk, Magutne, Takmak and Primorsk, were you anywhere near those places? I also went to Kyiv but only for the airport and to do some shopping. :-) Take care! God Bless -Brittany-

said brittanyl017 2005.07.22 at 16:06:36 PDT

What a wonderful album. I see that it was a featured album on June 6th and I scanned through to see if I had made any comments. Then, I realized that I was on vacation when this was featured, that is why I missed it. So with a belated wish, congratulations. As with your other two albums, this one is awesome! Can hardly wait to see your next visit become an album. I have added you to my favorites. Thank you. Lynn, Bonanza, Oregon

said 1seahag 2005.07.22 at 13:06:19 PDT

our church is saint michaels too but it is beige and very small! this saint michaels is very large and blue! i like it very much! ann from usa

said sadlers11 2005.07.22 at 08:26:29 PDT

Great pictures, I am impressed! Makes me want to see these places myself. Best wishes - Christine from Switzerland

said chrisy_16_ 2005.07.22 at 08:23:40 PDT

Hello again I visited your other album from the Ukraine but those photo`s are also great I like the old places and the old buildings thanks for sharing have I fine weekend greetings Christina from Holland

said riskja 2005.07.22 at 04:20:12 PDT

Wonderfull photos, boy am i glad to have visited Ukraine this morning, thankS for sharing pictures with us. You realy choosen so much beautiful places and peoples of Ukraine. Congradulations jcnet103

said jcnet103 2005.07.22 at 04:05:46 PDT

wow! great photos of a great place! takes back some great memories. I wish i had a camera back then when I went there...

said mdanon 2005.06.29 at 07:46:20 PDT

I am from Canada..and I loved touring Ukraine...went to Lviv, Kyiv, Kovel, Lutsk. Miltsi, Nitsi, Komarova, also was in Azov and Rostov. do you have any of Lutsk??

said lastadius 2005.06.27 at 15:02:14 PDT

Hi my husband is from beside Kovel Volynska oblast, how far away are you?

said lastadius 2005.06.27 at 14:33:14 PDT

Vera, Thanks for your entry in my guestbook. I understand your suggestion to better label in picture and will do that as time allows. I did write and blog and then identified the albums with links to them on my website http://home.earthlink.net/~rlfrazier/ I invite you to check it out and hopefully you will find a better understanding of the photos. Thanks and God Bless You. This was my first trip but my church and an organization named Hope House International has worked with Yuri for many years. Thanks, Reagan

said rfrazierau 2005.06.23 at 11:14:12 PDT

Hello and Congratulations on Your Featured Album Monday! Awesome Portfolio into the Life and Scenic Imagery from a Beautiful Country..Well Done!! Hope You Enjoyed Your Special Day, Thanks for Sharing! Ted

said torretab 2005.06.12 at 13:05:49 PDT

Hey ukifalcon, I just made you my favorite member which means that I appreciate you work very much. I'm very new in Webshot community, and just bought a camera, but your photos are telling so much. Your albums about Ukraine and Senegal are like a book from which you can get many details how's life over there. Great work, hope you'll continue your mission. Zoran from Croatia

said zoki_bulic 2005.06.08 at 10:53:14 PDT

Good pictures from Ukraine. I really enjoyed them. I'm originally from Ukraine but have not been there for over 5 years. So, some things were painfully familiar, some are very new. I used to live in Kiev and when I left it that beautiful Holy Virgin Dormition Cathedral in Lavra was still ruined after WWII. St. Michael's cathedral was not there either. Those changes are good and I'm glad for the chance them in your album. Good luck. Slava Anosov from Chicago.

said anosov 2005.06.07 at 17:43:59 PDT

Thank you for sharing your photos of the Urkraine. It was very nice to see the colorful home- inside and out.

said judithmaynard 2005.06.07 at 08:36:07 PDT

Congratulations on your feature and what a wonderful way for us to see around the world Thanks for sharing your lovely photos Best wishes Chris from Australia

said chrismary105 2005.06.07 at 08:36:07 PDT

What a fantastic collection of the people of the Ukraine through pictures. Seeing those pictures brought back loving memories of my grandparents. Well done

said volyn60 2005.06.07 at 08:34:23 PDT

Congratulations on your featured album yesterday,excellent shots and also very interesting architecture,thankyou for sharing,if you have a minute please take a look at some of mine,I have been in Canada and Alaska for 4 weeks and I am in the midst of adding pictures,hope you enjoyed your day,take care Ann (Chester UK)

said annedm1 2005.06.07 at 00:34:38 PDT

Congratulations on being featured today with this interesting album. I enjoyed your tour of the Ukraine, the beautiful churches are magnificent, but I also love the simplicity of the village life which you have captured here. I smiled when I saw the hair being washed in a bowl -- that is the way my hair was washed for the first 15 years of my life! (That makes me sound Old)! But I still enjoy walking and that is something that All of us could benefit from. Thankyou for sharing this beautiful album which captures the daily lives of these lovely people. Best wishes.. Gladys, Western Australia.

said gladysclancy2 2005.06.06 at 23:40:01 PDT

Hello and congrats on featured album. Thank you for sharing your photos they tell a wonderful story.

said 19mimi63 2005.06.06 at 22:45:23 PDT

FROM MEXICO CITY , just a very wonderfull way of being happy and family,and love etc.moving thank you.

said reck1102 2005.06.06 at 22:20:12 PDT

Wonderful look at the ukraine. Thanks for sharing.

said sharonstubbins 2005.06.06 at 20:24:49 PDT

Congratulations on being featured, thanks for sharing. Michel

said nttl2k1 2005.06.06 at 20:10:16 PDT

Hello Vera So happy to see that you have been featured!! You only have three albums, but all are just beautiful. You are a great photographer,and so deserving. Congratulations! Laura/Oregon

said hereslaura 2005.06.06 at 19:28:39 PDT

What a wonderful glimpse into the everyday life of some wonderful people. Thank you for sharing not only some great photos but for taking the time to add such interesting captions. It was a very interesting experience to go through each photo and appreciate it a lot! Ken - Maryland/USA

said mrtoastie 2005.06.06 at 18:09:44 PDT

Thanks for sharing your photos. I looked at your Ukraine album and also your album of Senegal. You do a great job of telling a story through pictures. Best wishes, Mary Draper

said marydraper 2005.06.06 at 16:20:02 PDT

Fantastic albums! Congratulations on being featured today! Jayne from Arkansas

said jaynenjoe 2005.06.06 at 15:46:54 PDT

Congratulations on a job well done! Your photos really depict how people live in a certain community-I love "Kalyna and cat" as well as "Washing Hair"! The architecture is very interesting as well! ***Angele***Ontario, Canada!

said angelevallieres 2005.06.06 at 15:16:51 PDT

Querida Vera: Tu album the fotos de Ukraine ha enriquecido mi conocimiento sobre su excelente cultura. Como una emigrante en otro pais, yo se lo importante que es dar reconocimiento y educacion sobre otras culturas que quizas mucha otra gente jamas pudiera tener la oportunidad de conocer o recordar, de no ser por el valiente esfuerzo y tremendo trabajo de personas como tu. Le haces un gran favor a nuestra sociedad corriente. Te felicito por tener un gran talento artistico para fotografiar la maginificiencia de la diaria historia de un pueblo y su gente en la Ukraine con tan gran detalle. Muchisimas Gracias, y bendiciones hacia a ti. Sinceramente: Patty en California. Translation Below.

said trishabarr 2005.06.06 at 15:00:30 PDT

Querida Vera: Tu album the fotos de Ukraine ha enriquecido mi conocimiento sobre su excelente cultura. Como una emigrante en otro pais, yo se lo importante que es dar reconocimiento y educacion sobre otras culturas que quizas mucha otra gente jamas pudiera tener la oportunidad de conocer o recordar, de no ser por el valiente esfuerzo y tremendo trabajo de personas como tu. Le haces un gran favor a nuestra sociedad corriente. Te felicito por tener un gran talento artistico para fotografiar la maginificiencia de la diaria historia de un pueblo y su gente en la Ukraine con tan gran detalle. Muchisimas Gracias, y bendiciones hacia a ti. Sinceramente: Patty en California. Translation Below.

said trishabarr 2005.06.06 at 15:00:27 PDT

Dear Vera: Your album of pictures of Ukraine has enriched my knowledge about its excellent culture. As an immigrant in another country, I know how important it is to give recognition and education about other cultures that many other people perhaps would never have the opportunity to know and remember, if not for the brave and tremendous work of people like you. You do our current society a great favor. I congratulate you for having such an artistic talent to photograph the magnificence of the daily history of a town and its people with such detail. Many, many thanks, and blessings to you. Sincerely: Patty in California

said trishabarr 2005.06.06 at 15:00:27 PDT

Hi Vera..You have created such great journal. You showed a very warm and beautiful side of Ukraine - loving family too! I look forward to see some more of your pictures and stories in the future. *greedy* :-) http://www.greatestcities.com/users/artdeco Thank you. Olga. USA/Canada/Russia

said artdeco105 2005.06.06 at 14:43:29 PDT

What a delightful album and wonderful visit to the Ukraine. In many ways I envy the people of the villages.They seem to be a warm friendly,happy and relaxed people. While it is obvious that they do not have the luxury things we have in my country, one can see that they value what they have and above all else value the relationships they have with each other. Thanks for sharing this well deserved feature album today..............Gene from Florida USA

said tewbyfourgn5 2005.06.06 at 14:31:21 PDT

Very beautiful photos! Congratulations on your featured album! Candi

said candistackable 2005.06.06 at 12:43:45 PDT

Congratulations! Your album is very beautiful. Thanks for sharing and take care. Mikael / Sweden

said mikaelomarika 2005.06.06 at 12:10:29 PDT

Congratulations on your featured album! The photos are great. Thanks for sharing! http://community.webshots.com/user/brianhahaha

said brianhahaha 2005.06.06 at 11:41:18 PDT

Hello! A wonderful album showing life in the ukraine! Congratulations on this awesome feature!Great photography! Thanks for sharing and enjoy your day! Bob-New York State, USA

said rgarrow 2005.06.06 at 11:03:50 PDT

Hello Vera, A nice rendition of an old city and the local population, good architecture too. I'd be reluctant to photograph the personal lives of these folks, all I could do to even ask if I could or not. You've handled your photos with grace and beauty, this folks should be proud of what history you've made with them. A nice feature here. Best regards. Ron/Oregon Coast

said rboise 2005.06.06 at 10:47:33 PDT

Awesome Pictures! Have to go sometime to the Ukraine. Your shots really showed a feeling of everyday life in the Ukraine. Thanks for sharing those moments. RAUL

said vryhied 2005.06.06 at 10:44:50 PDT

Great architectural shots! Thanks for sharing! chris

said chanlittlefour 2005.06.06 at 10:30:21 PDT

What a beautiful collection of pictures! We are traveling to Ukraine in September to adopt. It was nice to get a glimpse of Ukrainian life.

said abassett8 2005.06.06 at 10:03:02 PDT

Vera (Faith)Thank you for sharing this with us. I am an American living in Crimea Ukraine now for 13 years running. I enjoy Ukraine and things Ukrainian. You did a great job of showing them off. Please come over and visit my albums of Crimea some day. Dai Bog Vam Zdorovia, David

said davidghallowell 2005.06.06 at 10:02:27 PDT

Congratulations on your very well deserved feature. A most beautiful and interesting album. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your day. Best wishes from Norway, Eva

said evaaase 2005.06.06 at 09:43:51 PDT

This is a beautiful album. And from a place not very often featured. Thanks for bringing it to us and giving us an insight to this wonderful place. Congrats.

said mokarega2 2005.06.06 at 09:37:07 PDT

I have submitted a letter just before this----I especially like the Ukraine photos-----lost all I had years ago --we had visited Kiev when it was behind the Iron Curtain-------thanks for the fabulous beauties

said lovely333 2005.06.06 at 08:33:46 PDT

If I could find the words to tell you what Web Shots mean to me--they are truly inspiring snd msgnificent--I like the new format very much and these pictures of the Ukraine are superb,I wasin the Ukraine when it was behind the Iron Curtain----many of my slides could not be developed. They were blacked out----so thank you,thank you----Is there any chance I would ruv out of space for these beauties---ivholler @core.com

said lovely333 2005.06.06 at 08:30:30 PDT

je ne parle pas anglais je regrette

said suzanna237 2005.06.06 at 08:20:47 PDT

beautifull and lovely photographs.They made me cry.

said georgey1 2005.06.06 at 08:19:46 PDT

Hallo Vera! It is very surprising to me to find such a nich pictures of Ukraine churches. I worked here in Israel with few people from Ukraine and I'm not sure they are aware to this nice site , which I'll solve immediately. Regards Amichai Shapira

said amichai102 2005.06.06 at 08:19:34 PDT

Hi Vera, you created a beautiful album. Thanks for the free tour in Ukraine and congratulations on being featured today. Greetings from Israel, Yair.

said ykarelic 2005.06.06 at 08:19:07 PDT

Hi Vera! A hearty congratulations on such a well deserved featured album today. Simply stunning shots. The life of the people of the Ukraine is presented to us so beautifully. Your pictures speak volumes! I thoroughly enjoyed this album. I think my favorite is the children in the attic...wonderful shot! Thanks for sharing with us all...enjoy your special day...take care...Darlene in Upstate NY

said briansbabe2 2005.06.06 at 07:04:24 PDT

Dear Vera, Sincere and warm congratulations for this album!!! It was necessary! You have here a documentary so well presented, with much feeling and realism. Og course, almost everything in the village life is so familiar to me! The atmosphere is the same like next door, in my home country. I remember with great pleasure the little bit of Kyev, visited in 1973, the beautiful churches and the parks!I am really delighted that you have been featured! Friendly greetings from Japan, Gabriela

said shukun20 2005.06.06 at 06:49:24 PDT

Wonderful photos! Am sharing with my Mother-in-Law, you are giving her an opportunity to go back home again in your photos. Many thanks and God's blessings.

said linda012 2005.06.06 at 06:37:20 PDT

Hello and congratulations again with this second feature! You really deserve it. You are talented with taking people's natural poses. I especially love your photo: "Kalyna with a cat" and the little boy washing his hair in the bassin. Enjoy your special day, and please keep gratify us with your wonderful work. Yan/Ottawa

said zegale 2005.06.06 at 06:35:52 PDT

Very good album on life in Ukraine. Excellent pictures. Congratulations on your feature today! Greetings, Ludvik

said luka_15 2005.06.06 at 06:31:57 PDT

And then, taking a second look, I discovered you give a romantic, honest image of your city and country life, several of these pictures have 'National Geographic' quality! Congratulations!

said sante1 2005.06.06 at 06:23:06 PDT

Hi! I visited Kyiv in 1989 and was really stunned. Have they been restoring a lot in the old streets near the Kristchatik? I hope so. Your pictures make me want to visit the Ukraine once more, also because my own photo's went wrong, at the time. Congratulations on being featured!

said sante1 2005.06.06 at 06:12:22 PDT

Your album has a lot of impact. The picture quality is tops, the subject most interesting. What a window into village life in the Ukraine!!! Congratulations and well done!! ~~~~Bob

said mrcart 2005.06.06 at 05:54:51 PDT

Great architectural shots and a good feel for the city. Congrats to you today, Henry

said redwing1102 2005.06.06 at 05:54:30 PDT

Thanks for sharing your shots of fascinating Ukraine. Great pics and a very well deserved feature. Doug in California

said dyetter 2005.06.06 at 05:33:53 PDT

I remember your fabulors album from my nosing around last time your were featured. It was your Africa album I recall. A hearty congratulations on having your Ukraine album displayed for the world to see. Gorgeous shots of a lovely place. All the best. Lorrie/Wyoming

said greenhorngrl 2005.06.06 at 05:24:22 PDT

On June 6, 2005 at 4:37 am was wrong translated I'm sorry but read down under. Kind regard Bjarne

said malik168 2005.06.06 at 04:44:42 PDT

Hello You! I don't know whom you are? But it is very wonderful pictures. I have a lot too - you can see them on the Webshots. I did not know about you are Ukrainian or what, therefore I writhe you in Russian language and English. Kind regards Bjarne

said malik168 2005.06.06 at 04:38:17 PDT

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said malik168 2005.06.06 at 04:37:35 PDT

So beautiful! I felt as if I were in Ukraine. Congratualtions on your featured album. Sharing life with us. Looking forward to more...Patricia from Staten Island NY... @--<<--

said patricia_plate 2005.06.06 at 04:24:47 PDT

Congratulations on your featured album; great photos- thanks for sharing; Uwe.

said uwe49 2005.06.06 at 03:48:46 PDT

Hello Vera thank for your great tour to life in the Ukraine what a beautifil buildings and how to life the people`s congratulation on your featured album you deserved and enjoy your special day greetings Christina / Holland

said riskja 2005.06.06 at 03:20:46 PDT

A beautiful album..almost as good as "Ukraine Revisited" you are well deserving of this honor...thanks msdek

said msdek 2005.06.06 at 03:05:12 PDT

Ciao! Congratulations! Your album is very beautiful. You have a great day, and enjoy your special day. Renato Italy

said renato26 2005.06.06 at 02:11:00 PDT

Thank you so much for this wonderful tour to life in Ukraine. I especially enjoyed seeing the insides of people's houses. The size of the kitchens is amazing. And the views of daily life are totally fascinating. Thank you again for a look at a different world. Lynn in Tidewater Virginia USA

said miss_lynn 2005.06.06 at 02:04:00 PDT

Congratulation on being featured. It is such an interesting album. I love traveling myself, and I love to see how people are living. You really managed to capture the real life. Tirza from Los Angeles

said tirza_h 2005.06.06 at 01:56:32 PDT

At last Webshots is growing into the world! It's such a joy when we can see directly in the showcase beautiful workups like this. Hope not to be misunderstood: of course I love refined images and elegant subjects of the conventional photogrphy (I neither am good at getting that :-), but I consider myself immensely lucky when in this community a friend brings the life and the smiles of people so far from the way of living in nowadays culture, too often ruled on commercially defined schemes. Thank you Vera! Welcome and keep on enriching this site with your passionate job. Ale :-) from Italy

said carioni 2005.06.06 at 01:11:27 PDT

A beautiful album of a beautiful and proud race of people. So nice to see this as a feature and I congratulate you warmly. Peter in Western Australia

said georgieboy98 2005.06.06 at 00:59:56 PDT

Hi Vera, Congratulations on this wonderful collection of photo's from the Ukraine, I am a country boy myself so know the values of living in a small village. These are scenes sadly dissappearing in our modern world. I have immensely enjoyed my visit tho the Ukraine, enjoy your day it is well deserved Ken from England

said hircock100 2005.06.06 at 00:40:07 PDT

Hello Vera, thank you so much for this fascinating documentary of life in the Ukraine. The humanity in your photos reaches out to me, and gives me joy and hope. This is a well deserved feature, congratulations. Greetings from Keith in Sydney.

said magikeith 2005.06.06 at 00:38:34 PDT

Hello. CONGRATULATIONS to you on this very well deserved feature. You have shared with us all some really amazing and remarkable photos and I thank you very much. Your photos are wonderful. I loved them all. You have captured the charm and character of the Ukraine village life so very well. What a contrast their life style is to ours.... I am especially fond of shot #58, 'Andrij with Aunt Halia'. It is a wonderful heart warming photo. Thank you once more. Hope you enjoy your day in the 'spotlight', you deserve it. Best wishes, Jayne/West Midlands, UK :) xx

said hjaynefoster 2005.06.06 at 00:32:53 PDT

Congratulations with your feature! Enjoyed looking at your Ukrain photos. Enjoy your day of fame. Greetings Anna Oldenhave

said annaoldenhave 2005.06.06 at 00:23:25 PDT

Hi Vera, Congratulations on being featured on your great day. Your photos are wonderful. Thanks for sharing, and have agreat day. Best wishes. Ray and Eileen. (UK)

said viking153 2005.06.06 at 00:23:06 PDT

Hi, Congratulations on your featured album, your photos are super. Thank you for sharing, Merci bien. Luc, Montreal, Canada

said maxeclip 2005.06.06 at 00:19:42 PDT

These are wonderful photographs. I especially like " Mariyka in her Petryliv home." Well done.

said lizardjimi 2005.05.11 at 13:15:56 PDT

extremly good gallery. I am so amazed. I still can't believe. The pictures are so full with some hidden story. Great congragulations

said zarkokrneta 2005.05.06 at 16:24:02 PDT

Hello my dear Friend. This album is fantastic. You have catch the atmosphere of an admirable way. All those images remember the poverty to me of my childhood (50 years ago), but at the same time all the human dignity. I have been myself reflected in many of its images. Thanks to share a so wonderful news article.Also thanks for signing in my guest book. You are very kind. Bes regard from Spain. Jesus

said raijomayo100 2005.05.02 at 01:55:08 PDT

I can't say it any better than Alan did below ~ the beauty of people living a simple and WONDERFUL life ~ how BLESSED you are. It is time for me to prepare supper in my 'well-equipped' kitchen and I'm sure it won't be any tastier or more healthy than bread and 'pig fat', which, by the way, we ate when visiting an Alm on an Alp in Austria also. My initial repulsion was quickly erased when I ate some. What lessons we Americans need to learn. God bless you. Judy aka L@dybug / FL

said ladybug591 2005.04.27 at 14:29:29 PDT

I just love this. You are capturing everyday life in the Ukraine and it's stunning to view. This is a simple life that has long passed many of us here in the U.S., unfortunately. I know it's not an easy life, but it just seems closer to what life should be than what it actually is in most places. Beautiful people and beautiful photos of beautiful places. Alan (Connecticut, USA)

said alanweb 2005.04.27 at 05:34:02 PDT

Hello again, This is also a stunning album! You are a skillful photographer. You have such a great sense at taking people's photos. Not to mention the colours. Keep up the good work, Yan/Ottawa

said zegale 2005.04.27 at 02:13:33 PDT

Your pictures are of an extreme beauty because they express your love of live, of nature and especially of the people. I also like the way you seduce the light. While whatching your pictures I get a glimpse of what life means and feel tears in my eyes. Thank you very much!

said vassil111 2005.04.17 at 19:27:00 PDT

We live in such ignorance of people in the forgotten lands of the world. Your pictures were wonderful and enlightening. Thank you sincerely...from small town in Scotland.

said chazpix 2005.04.09 at 16:52:53 PDT

Vera, Yours is still one of my favorite albums to return to, and I love the new photos you have added. Do you know the significance of the church being painted blue? In Poland, sometimes houses are painted blue but I have never seen a church that color. Thanks for your comments on my quilt album! Nancy

said nancyjmblake 2005.03.01 at 05:53:51 PST

Hi Vera, thanks for visiting my Yellowstone album. I'm looking at your Ukraine pictures, the ones in the countryside, and I have the eerie feeling that I've seen these people, their interiors look so familiar! Of course, they are so much like the ones I revisited in Romania. You are a great portrait artist, and I love these two albums of Ukraine. I'm amazed by the clarity of the light and the feeling of "being right there" - like the views of Maryika's room, Noona cooking pyrogies, Natalia in the Doorway (what a contrast between young and old!), Millia cutting bread (the bright light through the widow and the large bottle), Widower's Kitchen with Doll. And for documentary work, Old Couple in the Doorway of their Tiled House (a sort of "Ukrainian Gothic" reminding me of the painting "American Gothic" by Grant Wood), and the Fish Vendors are works of art. Do you have an arts background? If you do, it sure shows. Have you considered an exhibition? I think you should! Ina in Canada

said inicolae 2005.02.11 at 18:38:05 PST

Poka, Thankyou for these truely interesting and sometimes intimate pictures. Spasibo, horosho!! Poka Stewart

said stewart2222 2005.01.27 at 08:12:59 PST

This is a geat shot! Where was it taken? -Andy http://community.webshots.com/user/luzsa2004

said luzsa2004 2004.12.19 at 16:07:20 PST

Congratulations!! Great albums some really good shots. Thanks for sharing,Bernard from New Zealand

said spraggbh 2004.11.11 at 23:37:18 PST

These are amazing photographs, I am glad I found them. I have had to come back several times to look at them, they are very compelling. Nancy

said nancyjmblake 2004.09.14 at 18:22:50 PDT

I have enjoyed these photos very much. I hope that you will continue to post new photos often. My email is culnip-brek@yahoo.com if you want to write to me or send photos. I am a mariner, sailing in Asia. http://community.webshots.com/user/puddlewalker Jesse

said puddlewalker 2004.09.07 at 12:41:18 PDT