Gueorgui Pinkhassov is a photographer,
born in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
in 1953.
He is a member of
Magnum Photos.
Life and work
Pinkhassov began his interest in photography in his teens, and enrolled at the Moscow Institute of Cinematography (
VGIK) in 1969.
Following college and two years in the army, he joined the film crew at
Mosfilm
Mosfilm (russian: Мосфильм, ''Mosfil’m'' ) is a film studio which is among the largest and oldest in the Russian Federation and in Europe. Founded in 1924 in the USSR as a production unit of that nation's film monopoly, its output inclu ...
. Continuing his interest in still photography he became a set photographer at the studio. His work was noticed by the film director
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky ( rus, Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greates ...
, 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
Magnum Photos 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 ''
New York Times
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Pinkhassov is now a French citizen, living in
Paris
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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'',
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, 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
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