Leonid Lazarev
Leonid Lazarev | |
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Born |
14 July 1937 Moscow, Russia |
Occupation | Photo artist, photojournalist |
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Leonid Nikolaevich Lazarev (Russian: Леонид Николаевич Лазарев, born July 14, 1937) is a notable Russian photo artist and photojournalist.
Art Biography
1957 - wins the second prize of Moscow Festival of Youth and Students photo contest, decides to become a professional photographer.
1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 - Takes part in a series of photo exhibitions called "Our Youth".
1958-1963 - works as a photojournalist in a "Soviet Woman" magazine.
1960 - becomes a prize-winner of a "Soviet Woman" magazine.
1961 - becomes a prize-winner of an all-USSR photo exhibition.
1961 - becomes a prize-winner of an all-USSR photo exhibition for the 2nd time.
1962 - becomes "one of the world's best photographers" according to the opinion of foreign press - «Photography Year Book».
1964 - works as a photojournalist in a "Krugozor" magazine.
1972 – graduates in a Journalistic Mastery Institute.
1974 - becomes a prize-winner of an International contest by the "New Time" magazine.
1977 - graduates in The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, cameraman faculty.
1985 - becomes a prize-winner of an all-USSR "40 years of Great Victory" photo exhibition.
1999 - awarded with a Kodak-Master title.
2008 - personal photo exhibition in a "PhotoSouz" gallery.
2010 - personal photo exhibition in Orensanz art gallery in New York, USA.
2010 - sells some of the works to Tretyakov Gallery
Photographic publications in press
- 1958–1963 – Soviet Woman magazine – 110 published works.
- 1962 – Photography Year Book - 1962 (edited by Nornam Hall, GB).
- 1964–1993 – Krugozor and Kolobok magazines - 720 published works.
- 1986 – Set of large format postcards "USSR Malyi Theater"
- 1988 – Set of large format postcards "Moscow State Academic Children's Theater by the Name of N.I Satz"
- 2003 – History of Russian Customs - illustrated book.
- 2004 – Moscow in races – illustrated encyclopaedic atlas.
- 2007 – History of Moscow in XII - XX centuries - illustrated book.
- 2007 – "Photo 60-70" - book series "Anthology of Russian Photography of the XX century".
- 2008 - Selected works - author's catalogue of L. N. Lazarev. Publisher: I. Gorshkov.
- 2009 - "VSKhV-VDNKh-VVC" - jubilee illustrated edition (4 books).
- 2009 - "Moscow - Waiting for the Future" - author's catalogue of L. N. Lazarev.
- 2010 - "Icons 1960-1980".
Sources
External links
- Official site
- Gallery of works
- Anthology of Russian photography of the 20th century
- Leonid Lazarev's book "Selected works" (2008)