village day

What are they - the inhabitants of the Russian hinterland? Of course they are different… But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And this was proved once again by a photographer from Moscow, Olya Ivanova, who photographed local residents in the Vologda Oblast.

The result is an atmospheric series of portraits imbued with some special charm of a summer day and quiet beauty. Although you can’t call people handsome and beauties in these photos, there is still some charm in them. Flirtatious girls and "harsh" guys. Tired middle-aged women and their spouses. All of them are smart, because on that summer day when Olga took the photos it was Village Day ...

(Total 30 photos)

Source: Journal / olya-ivanova

1. Nastya and Christina

2. Katya

3. Olya and Andrey

4. Shura and Ira

5. Ira

6. Shura

7. A girl from a neighboring village

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9. Olya

10. Kolya and Nikita

11. Tolik

12. Nikita

13. Nastya is watching Dom-2

14. Alenka and the Sukhona River

15. Olya and her centennial house

16. Christina

17. Nastya

18. Christina

19. Katya

20. Serezha with a friend

21. Nastya and Christina

22. Football players from a neighboring village

23. Olya

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25. Nastya and Dasha

26. Marina

27. Katya, postman

28. Artem

29. Tolik

30. Nastya