Sofia Costa · Field notes from a life in transit

September 2026

№ 200 · Georgia · 9 September 2026, 2:58 pm

Khinkali Night in Tbilisi: A No-Menu Dumpling Spot Worth

A steamed-up window, a beer, and dumplings eaten by hand at an old-school Tbilisi spot with no menu. This is what a quiet night in Georgia tastes like

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khinkali tbilisi georgia: Woman eating khinkali dumplings by hand at a small Tbilisi restaurant table, steamed window, dim wa

Sofia Costa · 35mm№200 → Georgia

dry bridge market tbilisi: Vendor's blanket at Tbilisi's Dry Bridge market with Soviet medals, old cameras, and amber beads u

Sofia Costa · 35mm№199 → Georgia

№ 199 · Georgia · 8 September 2026

Dry Bridge Market Tbilisi: Soviet Relics in Morning Light

Coffee poured by a stranger, Soviet medals on a blanket, autumn light at Tbilisi's Dry Bridge flea market. A slow morning, no agenda.

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tbilisi shoti bread bakery: Baker leaning into a clay tone oven in Tbilisi, slapping flatbread dough onto the hot wall, steam

Sofia Costa · 35mm№198 → Georgia

№ 198 · Georgia · 7 September 2026

Tbilisi Bread Oven at Dawn: Inside a Shoti Bakery

7:36am in Tbilisi, watching a baker slap dough onto clay oven walls. Heat, flour, repetition, and bread still too hot to hold.

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old tbilisi at dusk: Carved wooden balconies on crumbling hillside houses in old Tbilisi at dusk, warm lamplight in windows,

Sofia Costa · 35mm№197 → Georgia

№ 197 · Georgia · 6 September 2026

Old Tbilisi at Dusk: The Balconies of a Fading Hillside

No people, just lamplight and wooden balconies stacked above the Mtkvari. Old Tbilisi at dusk, seen slow, shot on film.

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tbilisi supra dinner: Long table at a traditional Tbilisi restaurant with bread, walnuts and pomegranate, warm low light, a t

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№ 196 · Georgia · 5 September 2026

Tbilisi Supra: Inside a Georgian Feast of Wine and Song

A long table in Tbilisi, a horn of wine, a room that sings in three parts at once. Notes from a Georgian supra, told slow.

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tbilisi funicular view: View through a scratched funicular window of Tbilisi rooftops flattening below, hazy ridge and suburb — Riding the old funicular up Mtatsminda as Tbilisi flattens into rooftops and ridge haze. № 195 · place study · 4 September 2026

dry bridge market tbilisi: Dry Bridge flea market in Tbilisi, Soviet medals and cracked porcelain on a blanket, midday sun, s

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№ 194 · Georgia · 3 September 2026

Dry Bridge Flea Market, Tbilisi: Soviet Relics at Midday

Midday at Tbilisi's Dry Bridge flea market: Soviet medals, cracked porcelain, old cameras, and a seller who'd rather read the news than sell.

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old tbilisi morning walk: Narrow lane in old Tbilisi with overhanging carved wooden balconies, morning light, a cat sitting o

Sofia Costa · 35mm№193 → Georgia

№ 193 · Georgia · 2 September 2026

Old Tbilisi Mornings: Wooden Balconies and Backstreet Cats

Early light on Tbilisi's carved wooden balconies, a cat on every sill, and streets that lean in a little closer than they should.

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tbilisi sulfur baths morning: Brick domed rooftops of Tbilisi's sulfur bathhouses steaming in cool morning air, Narikala fort

Sofia Costa · 35mm№192 → Georgia

№ 192 · Georgia · 1 September 2026

Abanotubani Sulfur Baths: A Steaming Morning in Tbilisi

Steam rising off brick domes in Abanotubani, Narikala fortress above. A quiet morning in Tbilisi's old bathhouse district, no rush, just heat and ston

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