1995 Photo Contest, Daily Life, 1st prize
Photographer

Anthony Suau

Agence Vu

01 January, 1994

Rural Eastern Europe: Bulgaria's laborious transition from collective farming to private enterprise. A local shop in Bogomil doubles as cafe and telephone booth. Left to their own devices, many farmers lack the flexibility to adjust to the new system and are fighting for survival in this melting pot of languages and cultures at a crossroads between east and west.

About the photographer

Anthony Suau

Suau started his career at the Chicago Sun Times in 1976 and later joined the Denver Post. In 1985, he moved to New York City to work for Black Star agency. He was a contract pho...

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