http://www.lightstalkers.org/lydia-bigley Born in Dublin, Ireland. I have a BA in Communications Studies, specialising in photography, from Dublin City University, and an MA in Photojournalism from the University of Westminster. Most of my work focuses on looking at the unknown and misunderstood, and counteracting the stereotypes that persist in society. I am currently based in London working as a freelance journalist & photographer. RESEARCH INTERESTS Russia - in particular: life and culture in Siberia and the Russian Far-East. Germany - in particular: Berlin, contemporary German culture & language, contemporary German cinema, and music. Queer Theory - “Transgender/transgressive identities, Drag Kings, Gay & Lesbian culture. Drugs Culture. Bilingualism/Multilingualism - Second language acquisition. Women's participation in professional sports Photography Projects Completed: 2007 “This is Summer“ a journey through a Siberian summer looking at youth culture in contemporary Siberia and the Russian Far East. en-us Image feeds are temporarily unavailable due to heavy load on the Lightstalkers servers. Please consider making a donation today so that we can afford to upgrade this service. Sun, 19 May 2013 13:58:07 -0700 http://www.pledgie.com/campaigns/1888