Looks like this is the website of a professional Russian photographer.
UPDATE: Check out comment #11. It’s from the photographer!
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Being B&W or of Russia does not save 95% of the pics from being pure crap. No subject matter, heads cut off, etc. With all the “crowds,” I take it TV still hasn’t taken off in Russia?
One needs to appreciate photography to see the point. Excellent site and excellent pix!
I now realize that they also sell spray paint in Russia… it adds to the charm of poured concrete!
No one is smiling and there’s graffiti. Are you sure this isn’t New York?
Interestingly, that is color film. That is what the USSR looked like under totalitarian rule…
Hmmm…. interesting thought… I have noticed that I have to increase the color setting on my camera recently here in the USA, since photos are starting to come out rather colorless… could it be that…. naaahh.. couldn’t be…
As a child growing up during the cold war I thought Russia was only in Black and White.
At the same time I was also confused how could China be Red when clearly Chinese were yellow.
Here is an interesting film (about 50mins) of Red China filmed by an American reporter for NBC TV in 1957. It is quite objective which is remarkable that it was filmed during the middle of the US McCarthy Anti Communist era.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BliOBkOB4I8
Enjoy
Cheers
>>No one is smiling and there’s graffiti. Are you sure
>>this isn’t New York?
Good point. Nobody smiles there. And there are fat people too. Maybe this is another one of them thar internet hoaxes!
#9 “One of the basic principles of our Democracy, is that every citizen has the right to know what is going on – both here at home, and in the World at-large. Guided by this principle…”
Mike, that struck me as well! I was thinking on how much has changed in 50 years – and for China as well.
Glad you liked the link.
Cheers
Hi all! I am Yuri, I am author of the site wanderinglook.com. It was big surprice to me looked my photos and link to my site here. Thanks all for your comments! So nice.
“No one is smiling and there’s graffiti. Are you sure this isn’t New York?”
Comment by Cinaedh
– perfect joke! 🙂
Provincial russian cities are really looks like little bit colorless against US or european cities, especially at fall and wintertime. The main color is gray. Maybe it is not only because of totalitarian history but weather conditions and climate too. Yekaterinburg is placed at high latitudes and there is often cloudy and cold weather. But if you try to shoot at color – you certainly get excellent photos. It is my own preference to shoot at black and white film with manual cameras (old rangefinders, TLR Rolleiflex) – I love it. And it is my own point of view to see all at black and white. I guess if I shoot in NY it would be gray mood too. It is the question of personal view not the place or country. I have digital camera and I make color photos but mainly for family album.
P.S. Thank you for calling me “a professional Russian photographer” – actually I am amateur, my full-time job is designer.
Sorry Yuri. I saw nothing in your pictures that really struck me as interesting. Most of them are far too “busy” to find something to focus on.
B&W can be a wonderful photographic art form. When used correctly with a good subject and right conditions. It can also be very difficult to work with.
#12 Mr. Fusion
Hey, don’t pick on Yuri. 🙂
He liked my (very) little joke. A man of such discriminating taste deserves a little leeway when it comes to artistic merit!
#10 “nothing interesting”
I saw a great deal of interest. Yes, many photos are “busy”, but that’s Russsia. I saw a lot of disillusionment and distress. Consider where the old, beaten up car with the flat tire was parked? On Karl Marx Street? The little girl on the 1905 cannon on Victory Day? Or the monument to Russian Youth with the pretty blonde rushing by in the foreground?
Russia, as a country, has a long recorded history, including both proud and difficult times. That it has fallen such a prominent place in world events grates on the people and the leadership as they try to restore themselves to the earlier level of strength. That shows to me in the photos. Capturing the essence of a people is much tougher than capturing a single subject. Yuri did well.