Urban Zintel / Photographer

chrismon
money or love / love or money
 
2009

truck drivers used to be the kings of the road, now they're only small cogs in the wheel of globalisation. we've follwed michal & waldemar from poland, boyan from bulgaria and mülli from germany.
 
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"boyan has always been missing
 
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- i have always been alone with the boys"
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nadya often waits for months before boyan comes home
 
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ivo and rosen rarely see their father
 
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boyan smokes, ivo doesn't smoke yet, but maybe he'll start soon
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ivo is taking driving lessons, he wants to become a truck driver
 
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have they ever thought about a separation? "but we are already separate"
 
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for some,
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700 horsepower is more important than a family
 
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"the driving has destroyed everything"
 
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departure in walct. in poland, michal earns 700 eur as a truck driver
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a long-since outdated myth.
 
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truck driving is a tough job
 
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"what's life / if i don't see you?/ what's love /
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if so much time is keeping us apart/ so much time"
 
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michals son
 
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michal and waldemar did their shopping
 
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marzena and michal
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they have to take a break every 4 1/2 hours
 
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it's still a long way home
 
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about

2009
since september 09 based in berlin, germany

2003 - 2009
working, based in munich, germany

1999 - 2002
munich school of photography, graduation
freelance assistant

1996 - 1998
photography apprenticeship in passau, germany

1980
born in passau, germany
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