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- I am a photographer and EFL teacher out to see the world! I do stock photography, fine art prints, and event and wedding photography, as well as teaching English lessons. I am currently spending some time in Berlin, Germany, though I’m originally from Minneapolis in the US. I speak English, French, Russian, and a little German and Turkish. Prints, cards, and usage licenses are available for the photos on this site.
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Travel Photography Archive
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Ancient Priestess
Posted on May 30, 2010 | View CommentsLast month I did a shoot in Ankara with model Özge Can posing in a chiton, a dress common to women throughout the ancient Mediterranean, at the Roman Baths archaeological site. Özge is working on a master’s degree in environmental engineering and does modeling as... -
The Antalya Archaeological Museum
Posted on May 2, 2010 | View CommentsOne of the world's best collections of ancient Roman sculpture is in the relatively small Antalya Archaeological Museum, on Turkey's Southern coast. An ancient settlement itself, Antalya is within 90 minute's drive of five ruined ancient cities, and the pick of the finds from them reside in the city's museum. -
Amissos
Posted on November 26, 2009 | View CommentsAmissos — Samsun, Turkey — Images by Kira Hagen The English Club visited Amissos on a cool November afternoon. The the wintry sunlight was fading fast, and slid golden over the twin tumuli atop the hill above the old harbor, slowly fading to twilight blues as it sank behind... -
Just moved to Samsun, Turkey
Posted on October 3, 2009 | View CommentsLong time since I posted anything on here. A wordpress upgrade broke the old “Options” theme I was using, and I’ve been fiddling with making the blog presentable again since then, on and off. Mosty off as I was spending a lot of time job... -
Brides of Time
Posted on June 27, 2009 | View CommentsI love watching art restoration work in progress, especially when the technicians are actively working on things. These statues were in a wing of the Louvre that was undergoing repairs and covered in a great deal of dust. The plastic draped over them made me think of bridal veils. -
Russian Vikings
Posted on March 1, 2009 | View CommentsThis is my favorite shot from the Gorodets living history festival in 2006. It always makes me think I should title it, “No shit, there I was…” The guys fighting are mainly college students who do this as a hobby. It’s live steel, dull weapons... -
Weekend in Ely
Posted on February 11, 2009 | View CommentsSpent the weekend in Ely and visited the International Wolf Center. -
Working on the River
Posted on September 30, 2008 | View CommentsSome boys working on a dredging boat in the Danube Delta, Romania. Dredging is highly disruptive of the fragile delta environment, but I love the timelessness of this photo — people have always worked on rivers, often starting very young. The boys could as easily have been... -
Bucharest
Posted on September 14, 2008 | View CommentsBucharest — Images by Kira Hagen I have my first photos from Bucharest up now… honestly didn’t take that many pictures in the capital; it’s the sort of place that walking alone with a DSLR doesn’t seem like the best of ideas. That said, the town... -
Returned from Romania
Posted on September 4, 2008 | View CommentsJust got back from a trip to beautiful Romania. I shot over 4,000 pictures on a 10 day trip and have a lot of editing ahead of me now! Managed to see a little of Bucharest, Transylvania, the Danube Delta, and the Machin Munti National...
