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Camera Stores in Russia – Moscow

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Camera Stores in Moscow

I left my Nikon EN-EL4 Battery Charger in Mexico before coming to Moscow.  Stupid thing, I know.  Weeks of planning and then to leave a key piece behind.

Finding a well stocked camera store for professional photographers in Moscow is a challenge. Ironically however, some of the Apple stores stock Leica and you can get a M-9 or a Noctilux 0.95 ! It’s usually the other way around–try finding Leica equipment in Mexico City or Sao Paulo. Continue reading “Camera Stores in Russia – Moscow” →

The Darwin Museum in Moscow

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Moscow Darwin Museum Archive

Darwin Museum – Moscow

Taxidermy is in a sad state of affairs.  It’s been on the decline ever since Russian brothers Dimitry and Filipp Fedulov left the scene in 1907.  And we can only lament the passing of F.K. Lorenz and Evitkheivich a few years later. It was also an extremely sexist profession. Most women who worked as taxidermists lived in anonymity.   You think I’m joking… Continue reading “The Darwin Museum in Moscow” →