Dmitry Markov - Draft

Part of my photography books collection (filmed for educational purpose).
With a razor sharp eye for the ordinary that is elevated to extraordinary, this 41 year old Russian documents life in the ex-USSR without any artifice. Nothing is staged, no models to strike a pose: just 'on the spot and in the moment' scenes of everyday life caught by Dmitry as if he were a ghost with a lens.
Growing up tough and lean, like every other kid in his neighbourhood, he attended university to avoid the military draft and became interested in journalism, editing the school paper. After 3 years drug addiction got the better of him and he dropped out. Recognising a need for a distraction he rented a camera and started snapping pictures.
He found himself in the company of volunteers at orphanages, finding a 'treasure trove of ''depressing subjects''', eventually becoming a volunteer himself. He had a familiar affinity with these lost and aimless youth, developing a close trust and bond that broke down their suspicious and defensive posture. It was while there, that he won Grand Prize for photographs he sent to the Silver Camera competition. After this Dmitry began practicing his photographer’s skills in earnest while overcoming the challenges presented by his subjects: habitually withdrawn, teenagers don't let themselves be photographed easily.
After purchasing smartphone Dmitry Markov started capturing daily scenes in Pskov Oblast: passers-by, children playing around, even animals that crossed his path…, subjects matter that was revealed the tender alongside the gritty, posting his photos to his Instagram account. In 2015 he became the first laureate of the Instagram-Getty Image Award, which supports authors documenting the life of under-represented communities throughout the world.
Shortly afterwards, he decided to publish a collection of his work, #draft, that we are delighted to distribute. This book is divided in different ‘series’: #childhood #addiction #system #backcountry #sickness and #draft. Each one of them comes with a presentation in Russian and in English. These haunting original pictures offer a new vision of present-day Russia, scenes and images that will linger and permanently leave their emotional residue behind them.
Hardcover: 204 pages
Publisher: Treemedia (2018)
Language: Russian, English
ISBN-13: 978-9526850665
Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 20.5 cm
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[@arlien3600]

Тома, спасибо вам огромное 🙌 спасибо,что поделились

[@waytones]

спасибо Вам! к сожалению, не успел купить экземпляр лично…но было интересно посмотреть на книгу в таком формате!