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

This work is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. The moral right of the author has been asserted. Copyright © Stephen Scourfield 2013

Freedom Square, , . Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Kura (Mktvari) River in Old Tbilisi, by 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 . The cheeses are 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 , 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 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 . 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 region. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Grape vines with the Mountains behind in the Kakheti region of Georgia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

The 11th Century , 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