Romania - Maramures - Iza Valley: Paul Vachier

Local woman - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:14:54 GMT

Local woman - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:18:46 GMT

Local woman - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:19:33 GMT

Most of the people in the Iza Valley wear mud boots in the winter, but this woman is wearing the tradtional peasant footwear that was worn by both men and women in the old days.

Carved gate - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:18:03 GMT

Carved gate - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:15:50 GMT

Local woman - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:19:44 GMT

Church detail - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:16:55 GMT

Local woman - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:18:17 GMT

Church in Bârsâna - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:15:36 GMT

Church in Bârsâna - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:17:07 GMT

Carved cross - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:15:57 GMT

Church detail - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:16:03 GMT

Hauling hay - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:16:30 GMT

Hauling hay - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:16:38 GMT

Hauling hay - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:21:09 GMT

Hauling hay - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:22:19 GMT

Local woman - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:17:27 GMT

Teodor, woodcarver - Bârsâna

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:19:14 GMT

Teodor, woodcarver - Bârsâna

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:19:08 GMT

House detail - Bârsâna

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:18:53 GMT

House detail - Bârsâna

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:19:03 GMT

Teodor, woodcarver - Bârsâna

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:17:50 GMT

Teodor's work - Bârsâna

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:16:46 GMT

Teodor, woodcarver - Bârsâna

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:17:55 GMT

Local man - Bârsâna

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:17:43 GMT

Hauling hay - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:18:38 GMT

Carved gate - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:19:27 GMT

Hauling Hay - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:19:39 GMT

"Devil's Church" - Poienile Izei

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:18:12 GMT

Cemetary - Poienile Izei

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:20:00 GMT

Cemetary - Poienile Izei

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:17:15 GMT

Cemetary - Poienile Izei

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:15:43 GMT

Religious iconography - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:20:20 GMT

Sign post - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:21:59 GMT

Carving detail -- Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:16:14 GMT

Woman posing in front of church

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:15:01 GMT

Carved gate - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:20:34 GMT

Local man - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:14:43 GMT

Local man - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:14:49 GMT

Carved gate - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:15:25 GMT

Local peasants - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:21:50 GMT

Wooden Church - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:15:17 GMT

Wooden Church - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:15:09 GMT

Hay stack - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:20:28 GMT

Iza Valley - Maramureș Region - Romania

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:22:14 GMT

The Iza Valley in the Maramureş region of north-western Romania (near the town of Sighetu Marmației) is home to one of the last surviving traditional agrarian peasant cultures in Europe. Marumureş borders Ukraine, and is a beautiful land of rolling hills, snow capped mountains, farmers, sheep herders, and elaborately carved wooden homes and churches that are a testament to an ancient culture unique to this region. The older generation here maintains a simple lifestyle and manages to preserve a strong sense of tradition, though the younger generation will almost certainly lose this lifestyle by the time they reach adulthood. These photos were shot in the various traditional villages of the Iza Valley, including Vadu Izei, Ocna Șugatag, Budești, Bârsâna, Poienile Izea, Rozavlea, Bogan Voda, and Strâmtura.

Religious iconography - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:22:28 GMT

Religious iconography - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:17:37 GMT

Religious iconography - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:21:01 GMT

Religious iconography - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:20:46 GMT

Church detail - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:20:53 GMT

Hay cart - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:21:24 GMT

Building - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:21:32 GMT

Locals - Poienile Izei

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:21:42 GMT

Here you can see the contrast between the older generation and the younger generation in the Iza Valley.

Young boy - Poienile Izei

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:21:37 GMT

Young girls - Poienile Izei

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:19:51 GMT

Young girl - Poienile Izei

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:22:08 GMT

Young girl - Poienile Izei

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:22:03 GMT

Local kids - Poienile Izei

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:15:31 GMT

Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:22:35 GMT

Hauling hay - Iza Valley

photos(at)transmitmedia.com (Paul Vachier) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:21:17 GMT