Let’s Get the Fire Going…
BURN READERS PORTFOLIO OF THE FIRST 24 HOURS OF THE NEW YEAR 2015. AN OPEN PHOTO DIALOGUE. [instagram-theatre]
Year: 2014
Gabi and Anca
These are my new friends, Gabi and Anca. Gabi is the #ringmaster and has been #bear dancing for ages. His grandfather, who passed in 1997, was a famous bear dancer in the area. Anca, his fiancé, took up bear dancing just this year. This was only the second time she’d been out with the bears. …
Door to door
When I was a child, bears would go from door to door, performing for anyone who welcomed them into their homes and could afford to pay them a tip. Nowadays, they only schedule visits to houses that invite them ahead of time. My grandmother said this is because most people no longer have money to …
Lady bears
Nice to see some lady bears in the mix too. Here they are taking a break by town park in Moinesti. #Romania #winter #beardance @dianazeynebalhindawi for @burndiary
Bear Parade
Moinesti had its annual Bear Parade today. Bear dances are part of a number of age old traditions specific to this part of #Romania between Christmas and the New Year. These traditions are the reason I am visiting during the cold #winter. They are some of the things I miss most about #Moinesti. To explain …
Kathy Ryan-OFFICE ROMANCE
As you will see in the video above, Kathy Ryan, New York Times Magazine, and I are long time friends. We met teaching together at the Eddie Adams Workshop way back at the beginning. Hmmm, maybe 25 years ago. I have no real sense of time. Anyway Kathy is a gem. Known forever as a …
Grama’s corner
Grama’s corner where she works on her #needlepoint. One of her creations hangs above the light fixture. A #Orthodox icon hangs in the middle and a portrait of her some 30 years ago is on the top left. I was mostly raised by my grandparents until I was 7 years old. I remember well when …
Earl Grey
I think Earl Grey just likes having his picture taken. So I oblige. Christmas over. All quiet. Nothing to be done. Nice.