Empire of the Sun

Many Roma families who have been evicted from other places live next to the garbage dump.
The outskirts of Cluj, Romania.

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

Pata Rat, Cluj, Romania, 2015

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Empire of the Sun

Ocna Sugatag, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ocna Sugatag, Maramures, Romania, 2015

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Empire of the Sun

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

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Empire of the Sun

Barsana, Romania, 2015

Barsana, Romania, 2015

Barsana, Romania, 2015

Barsana, Romania, 2015

Barsana, Romania, 2015

Barsana, Romania, 2015

Barsana, Romania, 2015

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Empire of the Sun

Vanatori, Romania, 2015

Vanatori, Romania, 2015

Vanatori, Romania, 2015

Vanatori, Romania, 2015

Vanatori, Romania, 2015

Vanatori, Romania, 2015

Vanatori, Romania, 2015

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car with a view

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Romania, 2015

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Romania, 2015

Romania, 2015

Romania, 2015

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Empire of the Sun

Craica, Baia Mare, Romania, 2015

Craica, Baia Mare, Romania, 2015

Craica, Baia Mare, Romania, 2015

Craica, Baia Mare, Romania, 2015

Craica, Baia Mare, Romania, 2015

Craica, Baia Mare, Romania, 2015

Craica, Baia Mare, Romania, 2015

Craica, Baia Mare, Romania, 2015

Craica, Baia Mare, Romania, 2015

Craica, Baia Mare, Romania, 2015

Craica, Baia Mare, Romania, 2015

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Empire of the Sun

Laslea, Romania, 2015

Laslea, Romania, 2015

Laslea, Romania, 2015

Laslea, Romania, 2015

Laslea, Romania, 2015

Laslea, Romania, 2015

Laslea, Romania, 2015

Laslea, Romania, 2015

Laslea, Romania, 2015

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Empire of the Sun

Chirpar, Romania, 2015

Chirpar, Romania, 2015

Chirpar, Romania, 2015

Chirpar, Romania, 2015

Chirpar, Romania, 2015

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Bradeni

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Bradeni, Romania, 2015

Empire of the Sun

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

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Maramures

Slatioara, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Slatioara, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Slatioara, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Slatioara, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Slatioara, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Maramures

Barsana, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Maramures

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Maramures

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Maramures

Ocna Sugatag, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ocna Sugatag, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ocna Sugatag, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ocna Sugatag, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ocna Sugatag, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Maramures

Valeni, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Valeni, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Maramures

Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Maramures

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Ruscova, Maramures, Romania, 2015

Timisoara – Vienna

Timisoara – Vienna, 12/01/15

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December 2014-January 2015, Timisoara, Romania

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Room with a view

View from the window, from my parents’ apartment. The same one as in my childhood. I remember the feeling I had back then, that there is some mystery out there (or in there? It is the same). I have the same feeling now.

Dec. 2014, Timisoara, Romania

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3 women

It’s not three women anymore, I am continuing my very personal photo project without my grandmother. But in a way, she’s still there.

Here’s the project:

http://www.emesebenko.com/3-women

And these are the photos from my last trip to Romania:

December 2014-January 2015, Timisoara, Romania

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In a home for old people I.

In a home for old people. Timisoara, Romania, Dec. 2013 (c) Emese Benko

Grandma

This series about my grandmother is part of my personal photo project called “3 Women”:
http://www.emesebenko.com/3%20women/index.html

Timisoara, Romania, 2013 (c) Emese Benko

Visiting Csabi

Timisoara, Romania, 2013 (c) Emese Benko

A day with Cristina

Timisoara, Romania, 2013 (c) Emese Benko

Öcsike

Timisoara, Romania, 2013 (c) Emese Benko

Bucharest, Romania, 2012 (c) Emese Benko

Valeni, Maramures, Romania, 2012 (c) Emese Benko