Peter Kayafas on Australian Radio: The Merry Cemetery
Peter Kayafas on Australian Radio: The Merry Cemetery
The Merry Cemetery in a small village in the northern Maramures region of Romania and is known for its brightly painted carved wooden crosses which contain an epitaph, sometimes humorous, about the person buried below.
Peter Kayafas is a New York-based photographer who has spent much time taking photos in Romania, including for his book The Merry Cemetery of Sapanta.
He describes the atmosphere and history of this brightly coloured cemetery to Suzanne Hill as part of Nightlife’s Resting Places series.
PETER KAYAFAS at the new PHOTOFAIRS NEW YORK
PETER KAYAFAS at the new PHOTOFAIRS NEW YORK
Come visit Sasha Wolf Projects at Booth 253 and see some of Kayafas’s new New England work!








