Photographs of
Georgia by Stephen Scourfield
to accompany his book Beautiful Witness
‘These photographs aim to give the reader a taste of the places and a glimpse of some of the people in Beautiful Witness. I was a child who wanted to be a writer, and who later trained also as a photographer, and then went out and discovered a most remarkable planet.’ Stephen Scourfield
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Freedom Square, Tbilisi, Georgia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Kura (Mktvari) River in Old Tbilisi, by Metekhi Bridge. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Late light over the Mtkari river in Tbilisi, Georgia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Looking towards Old Tbilisi, Georgia, with statue of King Vaktang Gorgasali on the right. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Vents for Sulphur Baths, also called Royal Baths, in Old Tbilisi, Georgia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
National Theatre, Tbilisi, Georgia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Georgian cheeses served at a café in Signagi. The cheeses are Imereti and Imeretian (with the holes). Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Turkish coffee “like chocolate” – smooth, rich, not bitter. With Georgian cheeses served at a café in Signagi. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Churchkhela in the market at Telavi, Georgia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Khatia Rekhviashvili buying shot (bread) at the roadside. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
The rooftops of Signagi, Georgia, and the plain beyond. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Signagi with the Caucasus Mountains behind. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Signagi, Georgia, high on a hill, overlooking and plain and with the Caucasus Mountains on the horizon. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Shergil Pirtskhelani with old and rare Georgian rugs at Pheasant’s Tears winery in Signagi. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
The wine cellar of Pheasant’s Tears winery in Signagi. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Left to right, Georgian Kote Koberidze shows visitors Anna Shevchuk and Tony Evans underground kvevris at Gvirabi wine cellar museum in Kvareli. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Left to right, Georgians Kote Koberidze and Khatia Rekhviashvili with Nunu Kardenakhlishvili (rear) and visitors Anna Shevchuk and Tony Evans at Gvirabi wine cellar museum in Kvareli, in the Kakheti region. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Grape vines with the Greater Caucasus Mountains behind in the Kakheti region of Georgia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
The 11th Century Alaverdi Monastery, with its St George Church, in the Kakheti region of Georgia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Ikalto Monastery, Telavi, Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Rooms carved from the rock at David Gareji monastery, Georgia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Main museum building at Joseph Stalin Museum, Gori. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
A man considers the house in which Stalin was born, at Joseph Stalin Museum, Gori. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Stalin’s rail carriage at Joseph Stalin Museum, Gori. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Caves with Uplistsuli Church on top, at the UNESCO site of Uplistsikhe. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Cheese in the market at Telavi . Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Mushrooms in the market at Telavi, Georgia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield
Tour guide Anna Shevchuk with Pushkin statue in Tbilisi. Picture: Stephen Scourfield