From the bronx to berlin and beyond
Stories and photos from my journey to unseat communism, clean the environment, and find the best borscht in the remains of the Evil Empire
“What seems at first glance to be a “simple” photography book is actually Hoffer’s documentation of a history of mindsets and an important witness to a time of upheaval, humanism, and optimism…..a must for anyone who doesnt want to forget the existence of the Iron Curtain, even thirty years after the fact.” Kerber-Verlag, 2020
Watershed partners, Myslenice, Krakow Region, Poland, 1994
Factory managers, Dmitrov, Russia, 1995
Facing the reality of industrial pollution, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, 1992
Red scarf, southern Ukraine, 1996
Lenin at the laboratory, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, 1992
Blue Thumb Parade, Krakow, Poland, 1997
Celebrating partnership, Krakow, Poland, 1996
Red phone, Moscow region, 1997
Streetcar and facades, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1986
Starting up the fish soup, near Odessa, Ukraine, 1996
Underpass, Khreshchatyk Street, Kiev, Ukraine, 1992
Vladimir and Elena, Sinatra and Basie, Moscow, 1996
Fur, gloves, and ice sculpture, Moscow region, 1994
Afternoon tea, Leningrad, Russia, 1990
Rest stop on the road, Moscow region, 1994
Smoking break, on the road near Gagarin, Russia, 1994
Resident with fur hat, Istra District, Moscow region, 1997
Church renovation and old market, Istra District, Moscow region, 1997
End of shift, metallurgical plant, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 1992
Soldiers line up, Moscow, 1998
Julia, Moscow, 1998
Stephen, Northern Poland, 1997
Park ranger, southern Ukraine, 1996
Mykulynci, Ukraine, 1997
Street musicians, Pushkin Square, Moscow, 1993
Fishing for dinner, Ukraine, 1994
Colleagues planning our visit, Tver, Russia, 1993
Proud of the uniform, Smolensk, Russia, 1998
Artistic door, Moscow, 1998
Dairy counter, Bessarabian market, Kiev, Ukraine, 1994
Joasia in her mother's arms, Krakow, 1997
Joasia and Ron, Krakow, 2016