Photographer Nigel Barker joins #SpendYourSummerinGeorgia campaign [VIDEO]
Nigel Barker, a fashion photographer, spokesperson, filmmaker and former model, visited Georgia for a couple of days on July 31. Photo: MimeoPhotos/Facebook
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Internationally renown photographer Nigel Barker visited the Georgian capital of Tbilisi to take pictures for Mimeo Photos, a free app for macOS.
He wrote on his Instagram and Facebook pages on July 31 that he would be going live "from this ancient city in Georgia doing a photo walk that you can join me on via Mimeo Photos IG Stories, as I discover a city I’ve never been to before".
The whole city is steeped in such great history, beautiful architecture juxtaposed with severe Soviet design which by itself could be considered ugly but actually here it becomes a part of the narrative and has its own stark beauty too", he further wrote.
Mimeo Photos also shared some of Nigel Barker's photos captured in Tbilisi, saying his whole journey is available in their IG Stories as well.
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