This week there’s been a slight change of plan – I’m not driving to Moscow anymore, I don’t fancy the idea of traversing Belarus, I’ve heard a lot of bad things about the country. Also, visas are needed for Belarus and Russia, which would add nearly £1000 to the cost of a trip that I’m already planning on a very tight budget. So, I’m driving to Crimea in Ukraine instead, it’s about the same distance and I’ll get to go through Romania on the way back, a country I’ve always wanted to visit.
Joining me on this epic road-trip will be writer and very good friend, Trevor Gibbs. Trevor has been my ‘partner in crime’ for a few projects, the last one being our joint essay on Yellowknife and the surrounding area in North West Canada. Trevor has travelled extensively all over the world, knows his stuff and is generally good to have around, he also loves a good road-trip…
This week I’ve also photographed my daughter, Jess, for the first time in ages without her complaining. Jess is 12 years old and already 5’7″, I think a career in modelling could be on the cards…
Road-trip images – Mamiya 7II and Kodak Portra 400 film
Portraits – Fuji X-Pro1, edited using VSCO Film
Desolate roads. Love the sign in the field for some reason. Girl is very intriguing.
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Do you live in Mann? I can only assume from the Google map since it starts there.
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Nice road trip!
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Good luck on the trip!
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Beautiful portraits🙂
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Thank you!
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Hi Phil, great road trip, you must be very confident to take that on! gorgeous daughter, both your son and daughter have your eyes – thanks for sharing all this with us – really inspiring -would be good to see some shots of the car/van you are driving too
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Hi Phil, I really love your photographies. I don’t get tired to watch photographs🙂 Moreover, it allows me to improve my skills😀 Thanks
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joli dépaysement!!!
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Hi Phil. What a trip! Ukraine is awesome. I had a great visit to Kiev a year ago. Make sure it’s on your list!
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ROAD TRIP! I hope you are using the truckers choice of Lucozade bottle as portable latrine.
Great portraits too, that xpro has some nice lenses.
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I hope you´ll like Romania! Let me know if you need any tips!;-)
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Beautiful portraits,
you have got a very beautiful girl :)!
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Enjoy your trip. I look forward to your photographs.
Your daughter is lovely (but you don’t need me to tell you that).
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Romania is beautiful! very jealous! x
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Gorgeous pictures! I agree that Jess would make a very beautiful model…
-F
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Hello! I am from Belarus! I want to say that Belarus is very safe for tourist. If you would not play against the government nothing would happened to you. We have so much police that no much crime can survive🙂
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Nice pictures – love the portrait shot!
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Can I use you daughter’s photo on my instagram? Check my instagram and see what I would do with it. Im goin to printscreen it after then publish it here and I’ll link it to your page🙂
Instagram: kaycnavarro
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Many thanks for following my blog. Enjoy your trip 🙂
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Very nice trip Phil and always beautiful photos with improbable meetings. Very nice.
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Lovely photos! Your daughter is a beauty too.
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