Batumi, Georgia

Accordion Player on a Batumi Sidewalk

41.6328632° N, 41.6119419° E · 27 Jul 2022 · 17:12 LOCAL

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BATUMI, GEORGIA · 27 Jul 2022 · TWELVE SECONDS

A man in a black T-shirt sits on a polished stone ledge outside a glass-fronted building and plays a green chromatic button accordion while two other men listen, one standing and one seated on the ledge holding a cigarette. A dark cloth bag with coins in it lies on the paving in front of him. Behind them, folding tables of goods stand at the curb, and high-rise apartment blocks and a construction crane rise across the street.

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