[Leica] Baku construciton / Baku destruction

[Gerry Walden]

Two interesting shots Matt. In a past life I have been heavily involved in urban housing and there is always a fine line between urban destruction and urban renewal. The important thing is to ensure the new housing keeps the community together in a way that it is preserved, and at a cost that works for both sides - far easier said than done.

Gerry

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> On 24 Aug 2015, at 12:16, Matt Kollasch <narbutta17 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> First a view from our 10th floor kitchen window this past Friday night.
> http://www.kollarfoto.com/lug/2015/8/24/z4jx1srida95k6olphrkyszmtrrxud
> 
> In the Sovetskaya district the government is razing family houses in a
> roughshod version of imminent domain (some say illegally) to make way for
> more high rises. The character of this city is being being clawed asunder
> with backhoes.
> 
> The man in front of this house lives there still while around him the
> houses are razed.
> http://www.kollarfoto.com/lug/2015/8/24/hga3rwso1tx3bptos3hfexhy3fuz08
> 
> When I walk these streets people encourage me to photograph because they
> want the destruction documented.
> 
> Thanks for looking.
> 
> /matt
> 
> M240 | 35 Summarit
> 
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