Arno Balzarini/Keystone/Associated Press
In Seattle, we’re enjoying some pretty balmy weather (for February). But I’m headed to Europe this week and I’m well aware that hundreds of thousands of people are suffering through a bone-chilling freeze–with temperatures dropping waaaay below normal. Amid mountains of snow and icicles as long as my arm, people are panicking and trying to help each other.
And some people are photographing.
I’ve shot in temps so cold that my film (yes film!) snapped and cracked when my camera would attempt to wind it… Seems like Eastern Europe is in that sort of mode right now. Times of great suffering and pain are also often times when some of the most touching, haunting, and remarkable art is made. Click thru this handful of frozen images via Ukraine, Serbia, Bulgaria and beyond by clicking thru the gallery tabs above. Just scratched the surface grabbing these off news services, etc. But if anyone has/knows other deep freeze images – particularly arty ones- please share a link below. Love to see them.
It’s cold here in Prague, but that’s not stopping me from going out. It’s the perfect time to capture scenes that are rarely seen during the rest of the year.
Post something, wish I could be home… Here in Scotland its all right..
Thanks Vaclav
Yeah, we’re freezing here.
Ukraine had over 135 freeze to death in the past 2 weeks.
I wanna go out & shoot, but I don’t wanna ruin my camera. Freaking -15F…
I’ve shot in weather so cold that film cracked and shattered. Seems like this season is approaching that style of photography all over eastern europe.
ahahahaha nice shot!
Check it out, beauty of the frozen Black Sea: http://2leep.com/bar.php?url=http://2leep.com/news/867516/0/more/
whoa. that’s stunning. just slotted that up into the gallery with credit back to english russia. thanks for the tip!
Its insane here atm – its been -11 in southern England early this morning – that is weirdly cold for here – sure you’ll get some great shots
How about -27 in Serbia? 🙂
wow thats really cold! -11 for here though is so low (but obv nothing compared to Serbia!)