Ukraine through the eyes of a Dutchman: a terrific series of photos about life of Hutsuls

Sometimes to better know their country, you need to look at it through the eyes of a foreigner. Dutch photographer Hoekstra Stijn (Stijn Hoekstra) in 2019 made a wonderful series of pictures of "My Ukraine" for a magazine Columbus Travel. He went to the Carpathian mountains, where live Hutsuls. The Dutchman spent a week in the mountains with the locals and managed to capture their daily lives and unique wedding traditions. Watch the best footage from the Ukrainian series further in our material.Dutch photographer Stijn Hoekstra loves to travel. In 2019 the object of his shooting was the life of Hutsuls in Western Ukraine. He made stunning photos, amongst which the beautiful landscapes and poignant portraits. The Dutchman really enjoyed Ukrainian hospitality and ancient Hutsul customs. Stijn kept on the trip with the warmest impressions. The only drawback of life in the Carpathians was the poor condition of roads.

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