Romania is one of the main countries of origin for current immigration to Germany. Currently, over850,000 Romanians live in the Federal Republic. This number has quintupled in the last ten years.Romania has been a member of the European Union for 15 years. Economic relationships, such as thepresence of major German retail chains in Romania and the employment of Romanian migrant workersin German companies, highlight the close connection.The project „Transhumanță“ delves into the contrasts within Romania, as well as in its relations withGermany and Europe. It analyzes not only the relationship between tradition and modernity but alsoportrays life in the diaspora. A photographic essay on what binds and separates a people, on identity andchange, and on the effects of an increasingly globalized world. „Transhumanta“ captures the interplayof personal narratives with larger societal developments, shedding light on the individual experiences ofpeople amidst these dynamics. The essay portrays both the challenges and the beauty found within thisdiversity and the resulting tensions between preservation and change, between origin and new home,thereby depicting a microcosm of humanity, adaptation, and resilience.The project explores whether the significant socio-economic challenges faced by the Romanian diasporain Germany give rise to a form of hybrid identity, oscillating between traditional roots and influences ofthe globalized world.