Field notes from a life in transit ●  currently: Tbilisi, Japan

Sofia Costa

I photograph slow mornings, long light, and the places in between.

September 2026
tbilisi airport night layover: Empty airport gate seating under flat ceiling light, dark apron beyond glass with one illumina
Sofia Costa · 35mm№212 → Japan

№ 212  ·  Japan  ·  21 September 2026

Tbilisi Airport at Night: A Quiet Layover Before Tokyo

22:21 at Tbilisi Airport, one lit plane on a dark apron, and hours left before Tokyo. A layover that asks nothing of you.

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kazbegi stargazing georgia: Dark mountainside above Kazbegi, Georgia with the Milky Way vivid over the Caucasus peaks under a
Sofia Costa · 35mm№211 → Georgia

№ 211  ·  Georgia  ·  20 September 2026

Stargazing in Kazbegi: Night Sky Over the Caucasus Mountains

Above Kazbegi village, the Milky Way is louder than anything else. A cold, clear night in the Caucasus with mountain tea and no rush to leave.

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kazbegi khinkali dinner: Wooden table in a Stepantsminda guesthouse with khinkali dumplings, warm stove light, dark mountain
A family guesthouse in Stepantsminda, khinkali in batches, a wood stove ticking, and the mountain gone black outside the window. № 210 · place study · 19 September 2026
gergeti trinity church hike: Stone medieval church on a green ridge above Kazbegi, Georgia, Mount Kazbek hidden in cloud, sof
Sofia Costa · 35mm№208 → Georgia

№ 208  ·  Georgia  ·  17 September 2026

Gergeti Trinity Church at Dawn: Hiking Kazbegi, Georgia

Cloud over Mount Kazbek, thin cold air, an 800-year-old church. Notes from an early hike up to Gergeti Trinity, Kazbegi, Georgia.

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kazbegi sunset caucasus: Caucasus mountain peaks above Stepantsminda glowing gold and violet at sunset, a single eagle circli
Sofia Costa · 35mm№207 → Georgia

№ 207  ·  Georgia  ·  16 September 2026

Sunset Over Kazbegi: Alpenglow on the Caucasus Peaks

Above Stepantsminda, the peaks turn gold then violet. One eagle, no crowd, no noise. This is Kazbegi at 17:59, and it does not need company.

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kazbegi guesthouse khinkali: Woman with floured hands folding khinkali dumplings beside an older host woman in a warm-lit Kaz
Sofia Costa · 35mm№206 → Georgia

№ 206  ·  Georgia  ·  15 September 2026

Kazbegi Guesthouse Kitchen: Learning Khinkali the Slow Way

Evening in a Kazbegi kitchen, flour everywhere, a host teaching me khinkali one clumsy fold at a time. This is what slow travel actually looks like.

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truso valley kazbegi: Woman walking past rust-orange travertine mineral mounds in Truso Valley, Georgia, with abandoned stone
Rust-colored travertine, abandoned stone towers, and the Georgian-Russian border somewhere ahead. № 205 · place study · 14 September 2026
kazbegi waterfall hike: Woman walking a mountain trail in Kazbegi, Georgia, wildflowers and grazing horses around her, high p
Sofia Costa · 35mm№204 → Georgia

№ 204  ·  Georgia  ·  13 September 2026

Gveleti Waterfall Walk: A Quiet Morning in Kazbegi, Georgia

Wildflowers, grazing horses, and glacial water loud enough to drown thought. A morning walk to Gveleti waterfall in Kazbegi, Georgia.

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qvevri wine cellar tbilisi: Low-ceilinged Tbilisi wine cellar, amber wine in clay cup, wooden board with bread and walnut pas
Sofia Costa · 35mm№203 → Georgia

№ 203  ·  Georgia  ·  12 September 2026

Qvevri Wine Cellar in Tbilisi: An Evening Underground

Evening in a Tbilisi wine cellar, amber wine from a clay vessel buried underground, bread and walnut paste on the table.

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tbilisi sulphur baths morning: Brick domes of Abanotubani sulphur baths in Tbilisi at dawn, steam rising, cliff and waterfall
Sofia Costa · 35mm№202 → Georgia

№ 202  ·  Georgia  ·  11 September 2026

Abanotubani Sulphur Baths: A Quiet Morning in Tbilisi

Steam rising off the brick domes of Abanotubani before Tbilisi wakes up. Just the baths, the cliff, and someone's laundry drying above.

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tbilisi sulfur baths morning: Woman wrapped in a white sheet outside a domed sulfur bathhouse in Tbilisi, steam rising in coo
Sofia Costa · 35mm№201 → Georgia

№ 201  ·  Georgia  ·  10 September 2026

Sulfur Baths of Tbilisi: A Quiet Morning in Abanotubani

Steam, brick domes, and the smell of sulfur at 11am in Tbilisi's old bath district. A quiet ritual, one sheet, no rush.

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khinkali tbilisi georgia: Woman eating khinkali dumplings by hand at a small Tbilisi restaurant table, steamed window, dim wa
A steamed-up window, a beer, and dumplings eaten by hand at an old-school Tbilisi spot with no menu. № 200 · place study · 9 September 2026
Where the film has been
"I travel slowly, shoot on film, and write down what the light was doing. This journal is where the frames land, one a day, wherever I happen to wake up."

Sofia Costa · film photographer · permanently in transit

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