Forgotten in 2025 — Batizovce Settlement
Shot on the Leica M11 and Leica Q2, using my Porta 400 preset.
Video created by Tomas Pitka – @libriisshots.
The settlement in Batizovce sits in the shadow of the High Tatras, yet life here feels far removed from the world outside. Makeshift homes built from discarded wood and plastic fight against wind and rain. Children grow up beside piles of broken objects that once belonged to someone else. Smoke rises from rusty chimneys as families try to stay warm in rooms the size of storage sheds.
Walking through this place feels like stepping back centuries. The contrast is brutal: modern Europe thrives only a few minutes away, but here, survival is the only goal. These faces and structures carry stories of endurance, loss, and quiet strength.
This series is not meant to decorate a wall. It’s meant to unsettle, to confront, to remind us that progress is not shared equally — and that entire communities remain unseen, year after year.
