The photographer Patrick Cariou spent and entire decade following a variety of Gypsies as they move throughout Europe. He took pictures of French, Slovakian, Romanian, Turkish, Iranian, Afghan and Indian gypsies. While most seem fairly poor, the French gypsies travel in style. The result of the photographer's work is shocking.
With Gypsies, Patrick retraces in reverse the migration of the Rom people (the Gypsies' own term for themselves) from Western to Eastern Europe, through the Middle East, and ultimately to India, the home of their ancestors. The original journey was an epic, thousand-year odyssey.
French Gypsies
Slovak Gypsies
Romanian Gypsies
Turkish Gypsy
Iranian Gypsies
Afghan Gypsies
Indian Gypsy
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i remember images of the gypsies' painted wagons / trailers pulled by horses. they were quite beautiful. but i guess that age is long ended.
Just google: Lunik IX and see for yourself !!!
haters gonna hate when they see gipsy rolling
The only contact I have had with this scum is by being robbed, pick pocketed or beggars.
the painted wagons and horses certainly existed. there are many pictures and accounts of them by ordinary people.
anyway, reading a little the WP entry, it looks like gypsies are some of the most persecuted people in history. their alleged anti-social attitudes make a lot of sense given the treatment they seemed to have received through the ages. maybe you europeans who are complaining so much about them may be getting back what your ancestors first gave to the gypsies in the first place. just a thought, anyway.