Already in the camp she fought off relatives and rushed to take pictures. She had an hour and a half. It was on that first trip that one of the most iconic photographs Boy with a Pigeon was taken. Everyone interprets my Boy with a Dove as a symbol of freedom a gypsy freemen. In fact it’s me myself my soul left the earth after the tragedy that happened to me in order to continue living. In many of her interviews Kuznetsova says that every photograph taken is partly a selfportrait. The way you shoot speaks of your civic position. Based on this my civic position is space and a sense of freedom. She shoots horizontal shots because she loves the horizon and gypsies are just the kind of people who constantly strive for it.
She prefers black and white as her entire photography is based on looks. I am catching a contact e-commerce photo editing that could have happened. The color would bother me. In a thousandth of a second a person can give himself but he can also build a wall between us. I can't shoot with a zoom the closer I get to a person the stronger his energy will be. This subtle contact will show up on my film or it won't be there. It was not easy to approach the gypsies in the s. The policy of that time was aimed at eradicating the nomadic way of life. The fact that they trusted Lyalya speaks of her humanity and sincerity. Visiting once again in the camp she gave printed pictures. Everyone felt involved in a great common cause. Lyalya filmed that same ghostly outgoing gypsy time.
Their wagons disappeared over the horizon the fires went out the music stopped the dance was interrupted. From the photography school in Vilnius led by Antanas Sutkus Lyalya's gypsy pictures were sent to Paris where she received the Grand Prix and a gold medal. Kuznetsova could then become a member of the Magnum photo agency but she lacked one vote. Publications exhibitions books trips followed. Director Wim Wenders acquired several pictures of. She wandered around the world raised her daughter worked on development in her apartment but always returned to her gypsies. Even after decades he can tell about the heroes of his pictures. The gypsies also recognize her and greet her. Still happy to see you in your home.