Liberty is what has always seduced me in human behavior. I guess I like the taste of feeling free, the lightness of being, and the wandering of the spirit. 

The nomadic way of living is often associated with the Romani community. The municipality of Shuto Orizari in Skopje is probably the only administrative unit in the world to adopt Balkan Romani as an official language and preserve its cultural life and traditions. Still, many families remain unsettled and live in makeshift homes for periods of time in different places around the city. 

Following the flow of the day is also part of my photographic practice, so one day in 2018 I mingled with a Romani community near the center of Skopje to take some pictures. I made a selection and promised to give them their printed photos the following year. 

When I went back, they had already left the park where I first met them. Fortunately, my father knew where they had relocated, and I quickly found them. They were really happy to receive their photos and welcomed me to make new ones. I was glad to be accepted again for a while. 

Worry less children jumped in front of the lens in an instant, and I witnessed the beauty of a free soul. They seemed like guardians of a precious form of freedom: a freedom rooted not in possession, but in presence, imagination, and the shared life of the community. In their gestures and laughter, one sensed a quiet truth—that those who know how to live fully, even with very little, may in fact be among the richest.