Tag Archives: Latvia

Baltic Connections

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

While I was researching an upcoming trip in the Baltic nations, I stumbled on this interesting graphic which describes an exciting rail project in the region. The Rail Baltica project is set to finally integrate the Baltics into the European … Continue reading →

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Solstice Solace

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Here in North America we have such boring Winter Solstice traditions. However, in the Baltics many traditions survive from the ancient pagan celebrations of the winter solstice – the longest night of the year. Over the centuries these old pagan … Continue reading →

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Monday, Monday, can’t trust that day

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Film studio “Animācijas Brigāde” is a stop motion puppet animation film studio, producing puppet films and commercials. Working in classic stop motion technique, the Riga-based studio was founded in 1966 by a puppet film and theater director Arnolds Burovs and since … Continue reading →

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Without Libraries What Are We

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Montreal-based Instagramer Olivier Martel Savoie has been traveling the world for the last two years visiting libraries and taking terrific photos with just his trusty iPhone. His series #olive_libraries covers beautiful institutions from Budapest to Boston. “Without libraries what have … Continue reading →

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Before Kodachrome There Was Photochrom

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

While doing research at the Library of Congress, I stumbled upon this extraordinary collection of richly colored photographs taken in Europe, the Middle East and in North America between 1890 and 1910. The 6000 amazing photolithographs in the catalog come … Continue reading →

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