Beauty In Despair: The Harsh Life Of Georgia's First Photographer
On the dusty outskirts of Tbilisi in 1880, Aleksandre Roinashvili pulled his carriage to a stop and turned to his young wife. 'From today you are no longer my wife, and I am no longer your husband,' he told her.
After the shocked woman dismounted, Roinashvili continued east towards today's Azerbaijan, his carriage jingling with photography equipment.
Aleksandre Roinashvili: 1846-1898
After his unhappy