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Siarhej Leskiec

Siarhej Leskiec was born in 1984. He is a freelance photographer whose work focuses on everyday life, folk traditions, and rituals in the Belarusian countryside. Originally from Maladzeczna region, he received a history degree from Belarusian State Pedagogical University. See more Leskiec’s work here.

Milkmaids of Belarus: an appreciation

Milkmaids of Belarus: an appreciation

Migrant meatpackers: candid portraits from a Belarusian factory floor

Migrant meatpackers: candid portraits from a Belarusian factory floor

Rural renaissance: building a new life in a Belarusian agro-town

Rural renaissance: building a new life in a Belarusian agro-town