Gueorgui Pinkhassov is a photographer, born in

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in 1953. He is a member of

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Life and work

Pinkhassov began his interest in photography in his teens, and enrolled at the Moscow Institute of Cinematography (

VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

) in 1969. Following college and two years in the army, he joined the film crew at

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. Continuing his interest in still photography he became a set photographer at the studio. His work was noticed by the film director Andrei Tarkovsky, who invited Pinkhassov to work on the set of his film '' Stalker.'' Being awarded independent artist status by the Moscow Union of Graphic Arts in 1978 allowed Pinkhassov far more freedom to travel, allowing him to exhibit his work internationally. In 1979 his work was noticed outside of Russia for the first time, in a group exhibition of Soviet photographers held in Paris. Previously, his work had mainly been seen in a number of Russian magazines, including ''L'artiste Sovetique.'' His acceptance by the

agency in 1988 opened up his work to a wider audience. He worked for the international media covering major events in Lithuania, Mongolia, Indonesia and Africa. Returning to Moscow to cover the 1991 Coup, for the ''

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.'' Pinkhassov is now a French citizen, living in

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. In 1995, he received a photographic scholarship from the city, and in 1998, he published the book ''Sightwalk,'' photographs of Japan.

Publications

* 1993 ''Une promenade à la Défense'', Édition J.C. Lattès, . * 1998 ''Sightwalk'', Phaidon, UK. . * 2003 ''Carnet D’Opera. Regards en coulisses'', Editeur Xavier Barral. . * 2006 ''Nordmeer'', Mare, Germany.

References

General references

Magnum - Gueorgui Pinkhassov

External links

Pinkhassov’s profile at Magnum Photos
1953 births Living people Magnum photographers Photography in Japan Soviet photographers Russian photographers Russian Jews {{USSR-artist-stub