Lighting up candles, St. Petersburg, Russia

I caught this picture inside of the Kazan cathedral on Nevsky prospect with a women lighting up candles. Russians are quite zealous people in religion. All women must wear a scarf overhead when entering a church. They light up candles and then sign and bow themselves in front of the icons. Some icons due to their importance, get kissed by people as well, who queue up for it.

I had to do this picture in hurry due that it was forbidden inside to take any pictures.

Shot taken with a Kodak Tri-X 400 film.

Busted wall or facades, St. Petersburg, Russia

St. Petersburg is full of decaying walls or building facades and this around many places in the city even close to historical places in the center. I find these actually quite appealing to photograph due to the amount of details and textures they provide. I sometime also try add some movement in like in the below examples of a women making a call or a biker passing-by.

Shots taken with Kodak Tri-X 400 & Agfa APX 400 film.