RIA Novosti presents a selection of image galleries about Russia for The Russian Moment project made during a tour of the country by prominent photographers from G20 member states. Each participating photographers takes their own approach to the subject matter, adding a diversity of genre and creative flare to the project – ranging from portraits and photo reports to posed photographs and architecture shots.
© Cia de fotoRIA Novosti presents a selection of image galleries about Russia for The Russian Moment project made during a tour of the country by prominent photographers from G20 member states. Each participating photographers takes their own approach to the subject matter, adding a diversity of genre and creative flare to the project – ranging from portraits and photo reports to posed photographs and architecture shots.
Joao Kehl (Brazil). Reality.doc. Moscow, Yaroslavl, Mirny. Joao Kehl’s series is dedicated to Realnost.doc, a project by documentary filmmakers Pavel Kostomarov and Andrei Rastorguyev.
Joao Kehl (Brazil). Reality.doc. Moscow, Yaroslavl, Mirny. Joao Kehl’s series is dedicated to Realnost.doc, a project by documentary filmmakers Pavel Kostomarov and Andrei Rastorguyev.
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RIA Novosti presents a selection of image galleries about Russia for The Russian Moment project made during a tour of the country by prominent photographers from G20 member states. Each participating photographers takes their own approach to the subject matter, adding a diversity of genre and creative flare to the project – ranging from portraits and photo reports to posed photographs and architecture shots.
Joao Kehl (Brazil). Reality.doc. Moscow, Yaroslavl, Mirny. Joao Kehl’s series is dedicated to Realnost.doc, a project by documentary filmmakers Pavel Kostomarov and Andrei Rastorguyev.
Joao Kehl (Brazil). Reality.doc. Moscow, Yaroslavl, Mirny. Joao Kehl’s series is dedicated to Realnost.doc, a project by documentary filmmakers Pavel Kostomarov and Andrei Rastorguyev.
© Alejandro KirchukAlejandro Kirchuk (Argentina). In Two Elements. Vladivostok (Slavyanka village). Alejandro Kirchuk went to Russia’s Far East to tell the story of diver Sergei Kolesnik who makes his living by harvesting sea cucumbers. Pictured: Diver Sergei Kolesnik puts on a diving suit before plunging into water.
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Alejandro Kirchuk (Argentina). In Two Elements. Vladivostok (Slavyanka village). Alejandro Kirchuk went to Russia’s Far East to tell the story of diver Sergei Kolesnik who makes his living by harvesting sea cucumbers. Pictured: Diver Sergei Kolesnik puts on a diving suit before plunging into water.
© Anya ChibisAnya Chibis (Canada). Art of the Extreme.Moscow, Kaluga, Tula. “I like taking photos of traceurs and enjoy vibe of youth and enthusiasm you get from this teenage subculture,” Anya recalls. Pictured: Mikhail Yaroshevich, from the PK 40 parkour team from Kaluga, training in Gorky Park. Moscow, June 2012.
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Anya Chibis (Canada). Art of the Extreme.Moscow, Kaluga, Tula. “I like taking photos of traceurs and enjoy vibe of youth and enthusiasm you get from this teenage subculture,” Anya recalls. Pictured: Mikhail Yaroshevich, from the PK 40 parkour team from Kaluga, training in Gorky Park. Moscow, June 2012.
© Martin KollarMartin Kollar (Slovakia). Stuntmen.Moscow, Kaluga. Martin Kollar’s series is a spectacular and breathtaking report about professional stunt work. Pictured: A stunt performer at the Lyublino Moulding and Machinery Plant.
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Martin Kollar (Slovakia). Stuntmen.Moscow, Kaluga. Martin Kollar’s series is a spectacular and breathtaking report about professional stunt work. Pictured: A stunt performer at the Lyublino Moulding and Machinery Plant.
© Lek Kiatsirikajorn/MoSt ArtistsLek Kiatsirikajorn (Thailand, Indonesia). Reconstruction From Within . Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl, Suzdal, Myshkin. Lek Kiatsirikajorn joined artists and art restorers as they toured the villages around Rostov Veliky, a historic center of old Russia. Pictured: Blacksmith Valery Kulikov carrying out restoration work to a cross at a blacksmith’s forge in the village of Shishkovo, Rostov Region.
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Lek Kiatsirikajorn (Thailand, Indonesia). Reconstruction From Within . Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl, Suzdal, Myshkin. Lek Kiatsirikajorn joined artists and art restorers as they toured the villages around Rostov Veliky, a historic center of old Russia. Pictured: Blacksmith Valery Kulikov carrying out restoration work to a cross at a blacksmith’s forge in the village of Shishkovo, Rostov Region.
© Stanley Greene/NoorStanley Greene (United States). Journey to the End of the Empire. Moscow – Khabarovsk – Moscow. Stanley Greene retraced the journey made by Anton Chekhov when he traveled from Moscow to Sakhalin in 1890. Pictured: Transsiberian Express Moscow – Khabarovsk train attendants.
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Stanley Greene (United States). Journey to the End of the Empire. Moscow – Khabarovsk – Moscow. Stanley Greene retraced the journey made by Anton Chekhov when he traveled from Moscow to Sakhalin in 1890. Pictured: Transsiberian Express Moscow – Khabarovsk train attendants.
© Pablo MonasterioPablo Monasterio (Mexico). Akademgorodok.Novosibirsk. Pablo Monasterio wanted to shock the audience with his tangled webs of colorful wires, mazes of complex structures, joints, machines and tools. Pictured: A lab at the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Science City (Akademgorodok), Novosibirsk.
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Pablo Monasterio (Mexico). Akademgorodok.Novosibirsk. Pablo Monasterio wanted to shock the audience with his tangled webs of colorful wires, mazes of complex structures, joints, machines and tools. Pictured: A lab at the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Science City (Akademgorodok), Novosibirsk.
© Hajime KimuraHajime Kimura (Japan). Cycle.Moscow, Zvenigorod. Pokrov, Dolgoprudny. Hajime Kimura visited biopharmaceutical facilities in the Moscow Region. Pictured: Petrovaks Pharm lab, Pokrov village, Moscow Region.
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Hajime Kimura (Japan). Cycle.Moscow, Zvenigorod. Pokrov, Dolgoprudny. Hajime Kimura visited biopharmaceutical facilities in the Moscow Region. Pictured: Petrovaks Pharm lab, Pokrov village, Moscow Region.
© Photo : Dean Sewell/OculiDean Sewell (Australia). Hot Workshop.Cherepovets. Dean Sewell captured the production process – shooting red-hot streams of metal, a converter boiling raw iron and scrap metal. Each “action” picture is accompanied by a Polaroid portrait of a shopfloor worker. Pictured: Smelters at the Cherepovetsk Metallurgical Plant/ Alexander, machine loader and operator.
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Dean Sewell (Australia). Hot Workshop.Cherepovets. Dean Sewell captured the production process – shooting red-hot streams of metal, a converter boiling raw iron and scrap metal. Each “action” picture is accompanied by a Polaroid portrait of a shopfloor worker. Pictured: Smelters at the Cherepovetsk Metallurgical Plant/ Alexander, machine loader and operator.
© Adam Broomberg & Oliver ChanarinAdam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin (United Kingdom). Citizens of the XXI century.Moscow. The photographer created a series of images using the face recognition system employed in public security. The resulting shots resemble digital masks, rather than photographs. Pictured: The Hiker, 2013.
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Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin (United Kingdom). Citizens of the XXI century.Moscow. The photographer created a series of images using the face recognition system employed in public security. The resulting shots resemble digital masks, rather than photographs. Pictured: The Hiker, 2013.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir VyatkinVladimir Vyatkin (Russia). Royal Games.Kazan. In his series, Vladimir Vyatkin revealed the brilliance of human intelligence behind a bizarre mosaic of black and white chess pieces. Pictured: Chess tournament for the audience at the 27th World Student Games in Kazan.
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Vladimir Vyatkin (Russia). Royal Games.Kazan. In his series, Vladimir Vyatkin revealed the brilliance of human intelligence behind a bizarre mosaic of black and white chess pieces. Pictured: Chess tournament for the audience at the 27th World Student Games in Kazan.
© Pablo Bartholomew netphotograph.comPablo Bartholomew (India). Open Education. Nizhny Novgorod. For his project, Pablo Bartholomew went out and mingled with the creative young people in Nizhny Novgorod to capture the elusive process of creation. Pictured: A model in an angel costume poses on a bridge over the River Oka.
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Pablo Bartholomew (India). Open Education. Nizhny Novgorod. For his project, Pablo Bartholomew went out and mingled with the creative young people in Nizhny Novgorod to capture the elusive process of creation. Pictured: A model in an angel costume poses on a bridge over the River Oka.
© Hai ZhangHai Zhang (China). Border Area.Blagoveshchensk. Hai Zhang explored the other bank of the Amur River, a world that is not very distant but is very unfamiliar, a terra incognita with numerous traits from the neighboring country. Pictured: Aerial view of the area around Blagoveshchensk, June 20, 2013.
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Hai Zhang (China). Border Area.Blagoveshchensk. Hai Zhang explored the other bank of the Amur River, a world that is not very distant but is very unfamiliar, a terra incognita with numerous traits from the neighboring country. Pictured: Aerial view of the area around Blagoveshchensk, June 20, 2013.
© Attila DurakAttila Durak (Turkey). Ear, Rotunda and Bobur.Kaluga Region (Nikolo-Lenivets village). The photographer captured the Nikola-Lenivets village in the Kaluga Region that has gained global recognition for being a center of experimental architecture. The village has also hosted the Archstoyaniye festival for 11 years. Pictured: Alexander Brodsky, Rotonda. Archstoyaniye 2009. Summer (Beyond Earth).
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Attila Durak (Turkey). Ear, Rotunda and Bobur.Kaluga Region (Nikolo-Lenivets village). The photographer captured the Nikola-Lenivets village in the Kaluga Region that has gained global recognition for being a center of experimental architecture. The village has also hosted the Archstoyaniye festival for 11 years. Pictured: Alexander Brodsky, Rotonda. Archstoyaniye 2009. Summer (Beyond Earth).
© G.ZuiliGuillaume Zuilli (France). Constructivism in Architecture. Yekaterinburg, Moscow. The first decades after the Revolution was the most interesting period for foreigners coming to Russia in terms of culture and arts – and particularly for Russian avant-garde architecture. Guillaume Zuilli offers a surprising perspective of these buildings. Pictured: Moscow. Krasnye Vorota metro station entrance, designed by architect Nikolai Ladovsky, 1934-1935.
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Guillaume Zuilli (France). Constructivism in Architecture. Yekaterinburg, Moscow. The first decades after the Revolution was the most interesting period for foreigners coming to Russia in terms of culture and arts – and particularly for Russian avant-garde architecture. Guillaume Zuilli offers a surprising perspective of these buildings. Pictured: Moscow. Krasnye Vorota metro station entrance, designed by architect Nikolai Ladovsky, 1934-1935.
© Emiliano CavicchiEmiliano Cavicchi (Italy). Controlled Energy.Yekaterinburg. The photographer found himself at the very heart of the industrial Urals and documented his experience at the Ural Center for Energy Efficiency and Environment. Pictured: an installation in front of the Perm Museum of Modern Art (PERMM).
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Emiliano Cavicchi (Italy). Controlled Energy.Yekaterinburg. The photographer found himself at the very heart of the industrial Urals and documented his experience at the Ural Center for Energy Efficiency and Environment. Pictured: an installation in front of the Perm Museum of Modern Art (PERMM).
© Jodi Bieber/ The Goodman GalleryJodi Biber (South Africa). Women in the City of Women.Ivanovo. Jodi Biber, “When I received the opportunity to choose a project for ‘Expedition G20’ I thought this was the perfect time to explore the social and psychological reasons behind the miniskirt and the role women feel they play in Russian society.” Pictured: Katya Pavlova, 29, married, pregnant with a girl.
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Jodi Biber (South Africa). Women in the City of Women.Ivanovo. Jodi Biber, “When I received the opportunity to choose a project for ‘Expedition G20’ I thought this was the perfect time to explore the social and psychological reasons behind the miniskirt and the role women feel they play in Russian society.” Pictured: Katya Pavlova, 29, married, pregnant with a girl.
© Kent KlichKent Klich. Village of Artists (Sweden/Denmark). St. Petersburg, Suzdal Lakes. Kent Klich captured the everyday life of Artists’ Village in the St. Petersburg suburbs. Pictured: Artist Marina Alekseyeva.
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Kent Klich. Village of Artists (Sweden/Denmark). St. Petersburg, Suzdal Lakes. Kent Klich captured the everyday life of Artists’ Village in the St. Petersburg suburbs. Pictured: Artist Marina Alekseyeva.
© Chan-Hyo BaeChan Hyo-Bae. Industrial City Art (South Korea).Perm. Chan Hyo-Bae was most interested in Perm as the cultural phenomenon. The city is often dubbed “the cultural capital of Russia.” Pictured: A scene from the Geographer Drinks Away His Globe production at Perm Academic Theater.
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Chan Hyo-Bae. Industrial City Art (South Korea).Perm. Chan Hyo-Bae was most interested in Perm as the cultural phenomenon. The city is often dubbed “the cultural capital of Russia.” Pictured: A scene from the Geographer Drinks Away His Globe production at Perm Academic Theater.
© Louisa Marie SummerLouisa Marie Summer. The Amur Waves (Germany).Chita – Khabarovsk. Louisa Marie Summer presents photos of the new Amur highway that connects two large Russian regions, the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Khabarovsk Territory, which is an extension of the Baikal federal highway. Pictured: The bridge over the Zeya river, the Amur Region.
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Louisa Marie Summer. The Amur Waves (Germany).Chita – Khabarovsk. Louisa Marie Summer presents photos of the new Amur highway that connects two large Russian regions, the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Khabarovsk Territory, which is an extension of the Baikal federal highway. Pictured: The bridge over the Zeya river, the Amur Region.