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I've been looking at a lot of photography lately as a result of being snowed in. One photographer who caught my eye was Carolyn Drake. Her incredible views of the world are inspiring and make me want to do some of my own traveling with a camera. I'm especially interested in her series on the Ukraine. She tackles themes in her work such as spirituality, death and strength and unity through hard times.

"Carolyn Drake’s photos catch the late afternoon light that lingers in piercing clarity before the day goes dark. Her subjects, when not in a state of waiting repose, are seen caught between moments—documented in the midst of action. The photos shown here, part of an ongoing project titled Paradise Rivers, illustrate in light and form the uncertain futures of the former Soviet republics of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, independent nations since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Drake has been photographing this part of Central Asia and its relationship to the land and water with a traveler’s curiosity and a keen eye that expresses how these countries are coping with vibrant histories, economic and ecological distress, and political uncertainty."