Gueorgui Pinkhassov

 

Gueorgui Pinkhassov is a Russian-born photographer that was born in Moscow in the year 1952. His interest in photography began while he was still in school. He studied cinematography at The Moscow Institute of Cinematography and worked as a camera-man and on-set photographer at Mosfilm studio. From there he joined the Moscow Union of Graphic Artists in 1978, which allowed him to travel more freely and have more opportunities for photo opportunities.  He currently resides in Paris as a French citizen still taking up his work. His photos are mostly captured in a way that emphasizes more of the extraordinary details of an otherwise average day. He makes sure to take photos that are richly colored, complex in thought, as well as poetic in its angles. He describes his work in a way that the moments he is capturing are like moments of chaos and that instead of trying to control it, you must fall in line with it, meaning he prefers natural scenarios instead of fabricated ones. Most of his recent work is of documentary captures as well as iconic cultural events. The first photo on the left side is from his Blackpool Illuminations collection. I find this one interesting because there is so much variety in the coloring, making it seems like a mix between a holiday festival and the vibrant neon lights from Las Vegas. All of the lights and shadows also seem to melt into each other like a painting. The second picture on the right is from his Urban Mobility collection. What I like about this photo is how he aligns the reflections in a way that it seems like the people in the photo are wearing the greenery as a part of their clothing. The photo itself also looks as if it would be part of a scene in a movie, with the level of detail it captures. 

*Please Note: I did this assignment before and it was on my other post, I just moved it here so you can easily identify that I did it. 

Sources:

https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/gueorgui-pinkhassov/