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Marc Riboud
Alexey Titarenko
Todd Hido
Biography
- Born in St. Petersburg in 1963
- Began photography in 1971 (9 years old)
- Degree in photojournalism in 1978
Methodology
- Static background
- Static foreground
- Dynamic subject
- Long exposure & camera movement
- Darkroom (bleaching and toning) → add depth
Motivation
- Collapse of Soviet Union in 1991
- human condition of the Russian people (suffering they endured throughout the twentieth century)
THE CITY IS A NOVEL :: PHOTOS BY ALEXEY TITARENKO
- long exposure in day light, smoke like crowd
- skill in photography and printing
- limited access to materials (camera & paper)
- normally: focus on people, alexey: blur subject, clear
- soviet union, starvation, hunger, unemployment → only transportation is train
- documented his time (st. petersburg)
- sepia toning: red, selenium toning: blue
Essay
Alexey Titarenko was born in St. Petersburg, a city in Russia, in 1963. He began his photography journey at just the age of 9 years old. In 1978, he received a degree in photojournalism from the Leningrad Public University of Society-related Professions. And later in 1983, he received the Master’s degree in Cinematic and Photographic Arts from the Leningrad Institute of Culture.
Titarenko was renowned for his darkroom skills, which includes bleaching and toning to add depth to images. He also excels in taking long exposure photos, partically the use of static environment to create a contrast with the static subject.
“City of Shadows”, one of the most well-known series of him, was taken after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. He wanted to capture the human condition of the Russian people, in particular the their suffering throughout the 20th century.