Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: not yet names to conjure with, but each of the three Baltic sisters is asserting its distinctive cultural heritage as it shrugs off the shadow of the old Soviet Union. In the Baltic one can venture onto the doorstep of Mother Russia without challenges of visiting Russia itself.

These images were scanned from 35mm Ektachrome transparencies taken in 2001, and are available for licensing. Images of Estonia. Please visit my blog.