Ballerinas behind the scenes. (2023) Fotografia da Dmitrii Kiselev

My passion for photography began with my acquaintance with the Russian Reporter magazine in 2008. It published a large number of materials, illustrated with masterful reportage photographs. They hooked me, and I began to search for their authors on the Internet and get acquainted with their work. Along the way, I came across the works of Georgy Pinkhasov and Sergei Maksimishin. I learned about the existence of the MAGNUM agency. Previously, when I was still involved in advertising and design, thoughts came to me about starting to take photographs, but I still never got around to specifics. And now there are real incentives to pick up a camera. As soon as I started taking photographs, I was attracted to documentary, genre and reportage photography. I have never particularly liked staged photography. In photography I value vitality, truthfulness, naturalness and ease. I like to observe what is happening, evaluate the situation, the light, the moment. Plus, it’s not always all up to you. Chance, God's arrangement, something else that cannot be explained - very often a good photograph is born thanks to these things. And not so long ago, thanks to a coincidence of circumstances, I touched the world of ballet. And here my favorite direction is to photograph not the performances themselves on stage, but what precedes the artists’ appearance: backstage, rehearsals. The play of light, the emotions of the dancers, other accidents - for me this is the most interesting...

• Nazionalità: RUSSIA
• Data di nascita : 1968
• Domini artistici: Opere di artisti professionisti,
• Gruppi: Artista professionista Artisti Russi Contemporanei