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“Two-Handed Saw, 2014”. “Most of the neighbors have switched to power tools to run their households, the buzz of chain saws and weed-whackers overpowering the quieter sounds of country life, but my aunts hold on to the two-handed saw that's decades old, the sickle and scythe that need to be sharpened and polished after each use, the old axe that's becoming heavier each year. Each of these objects is familiar, holding memories of their brother, who succumbed to cancer a few years ago, of days before my grandfather lost his vision in the 50's, of busier days and longer futures”, Sablin told. (Photo by Nadia Sablin)

In northwest Russia, in a small village called Alekhovshchina, Nadia Sablin's aunts spend the warmer months together in the family home and live as the family has always lived, chopping wood to heat the house and making their own clothes. Sablin's book of photographs, “Aunties: The Seven Summers of Alevtina and Ludmila”, is published by Duke University Press. Here: “Two-Handed Saw, 2014”. (Photo by Nadia Sablin)
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25 Feb 2016 12:12:00
A man pours wine into the hands of a women as they sit in a hot bath with coloured water representing wine at the Hakone Kowaki-en Yunessun spa resort during an event marking Beaujolais Nouveau Day in Hakone west of Tokyo, November 19, 2015. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)

A man pours wine into the hands of a women as they sit in a hot bath with coloured water representing wine at the Hakone Kowaki-en Yunessun spa resort during an event marking Beaujolais Nouveau Day in Hakone west of Tokyo, November 19, 2015. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)
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21 Nov 2015 08:01:00
British-based Ukrainians gather outside the Russian Embassy in London to protest against the build-up of troops in the Crimea region, on March 2, 2014. The demonstrators chanted and held banners demanding “Hands off Ukraine”. (Photo by John Stillwell/PA Wire)

British-based Ukrainians gather outside the Russian Embassy in London to protest against the build-up of troops in the Crimea region, on March 2, 2014. The demonstrators chanted and held banners demanding “Hands off Ukraine”. (Photo by John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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03 Mar 2014 08:12:00
The hard-worked hands of Jacaba Coaquira, 80, holding the green beans she grew on her land. This year the production of her land was affected by lack of rain and early cold weather that froze the crops before they finished growing. Santiago de Okola, Bolivia. (Photo by Renée C. Byer/Living on a Dollar a Day)

The hard-worked hands of Jacaba Coaquira, 80, holding the green beans she grew on her land. This year the production of her land was affected by lack of rain and early cold weather that froze the crops before they finished growing. Santiago de Okola, Bolivia. (Photo by Renée C. Byer/Living on a Dollar a Day)
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16 Oct 2014 13:11:00
An officer takes a pictures of another officer while controlling the traffic in the Jing'an district of Shanghai on June 1, 2022, after the end of the lockdown that kept the city two months with heavy-handed restrictions. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP Photo)

An officer takes a pictures of another officer while controlling the traffic in the Jing'an district of Shanghai on June 1, 2022, after the end of the lockdown that kept the city two months with heavy-handed restrictions. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP Photo)
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02 Jun 2022 05:19:00
A Christian evangelist hands out cards reading “God is Good!” as fans arrive for the University of Georgia football game against the University of Tennessee, ahead of the midterm elections including former Georgia football star and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker, in Athens, Georgia, U.S. November 5, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

A Christian evangelist hands out cards reading “God is Good!” as fans arrive for the University of Georgia football game against the University of Tennessee, ahead of the midterm elections including former Georgia football star and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker, in Athens, Georgia, U.S. November 5, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
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16 Nov 2022 05:21:00
Adult film actress/director Joanna Angel and her husband, adult film actor Small Hands, attend the 2018 Adult Video News Awards at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 27, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Adult film actress/director Joanna Angel and her husband, adult film actor Small Hands, attend the 2018 Adult Video News Awards at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 27, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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19 Apr 2020 00:03:00
A man wearing a face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic passes a mural of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Analysts say that in recent months the pandemic has helped suck away the opposition’s scanty momentum and bolster Maduro’s already strong hand. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)

A man wearing a face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic passes a mural of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Analysts say that in recent months the pandemic has helped suck away the opposition’s scanty momentum and bolster Maduro’s already strong hand. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
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12 Aug 2020 00:01:00