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In McDowell County West Virginia an old car sits in front of a coal processing facility. During the late 1950s and early 1960s The population was over 100,000 today right around 20,000. Photo by Kurt Lengfield @kurt_lengfield
And the last one from me on @burndiary… Portrait with ‘Mama Eroina’ (Heroine Mother) recipient Ioana Timon. Picture by the fabulous young Romania photographer @andreinacu who is working with me here on #negativezero. Valea Grecului village, Vaslui municipality, Romania.#negativezero is a photographic project by Anastasia Taylor-Lind about Europe’s declining populations. To join her on her …
The view from my belly button #21 Elisabeta Roparu worships in the Orthodox Church in Valea Grecului village, Vaslui municipality, Romania.Elisabeta had been caring for her grandson Marius (14) since his parents emigrated to work in Italy 4 years ago. Save the Children Romania quotes official government statistics that there are currently 23,312 Romanian children …
The view from my belly button #19 During communist times, Ceausescu referred to Valae Grecului, Moldova, as the village with the highest birthrate in Romania. Vasile Trifan and his wife have 11 children and 24 grandchildren, and birth rates here still seem higher today than the rest of the country with the school’s head teacher …
The view from my belly button #17The Mama Eroina (Heroine Mother) title for maternity was given to women with 10 children or more during communist times in Romania. Ana Ursache (75) received hers on the birth of her 20th child Elena in 1986. Iasi, Moldova Region, Romania. Here, she cries as she describes her lonely …
The view from my belly button #16 The Mama Eroina (Heroine Mother) medal for maternity was given to women with 10 children or more during communist times in Romania. Iona Timon (75) had10 children and received hers around 1975! Valae Grecului village, Moldova. Image by Anastasia Taylor-Lind @anastasiatl #negativezero is a photographic project by Anastasia …
The view from my belly button #15Laura, a Roma mother who is pregnant with her 9th child, outside her home in Crucea village, Lungani municipality, NE Romania. Laura is pictured with 2 daughters, Bianca (in her arms) and Madalina. While Romania has a declining population and has recorded more deaths than birth per year since …
The view from my belly button #14 Iasi the capital of Moldova Region, North East Romania.An article earlier this year in Adevarul newspaper estimates that the population of Iasi declined by 31,000 from 2002 to 2011 due mainly to emigration!! Image by Anastasia Taylor-Lind @anastasiatl @viiphoto#negativezero is a photographic project by Anastasia Taylor-Lind about Europe’s …
The view from my belly button #12Since Romania joined the European Union in 2007, 14,800 doctors have emigrated to work abroad. Brain drain in medicine is of huge concern in Romania and at The University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iasi 60% of students report that they are looking for foreign employment on graduation. First …
