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Quiz: Which Famous Photographer Are You?

All great photographers are great in different ways :) Let's find out which masters are closest to you in spirit.

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"Digital Shadows of Words": A Photo Project on How We Remember and How We Will Be Remembered

A conversation across time between St. Petersburg artist Yulia Pavlova and classic Chechen poet Arbi Mamakayev.

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10 Photo Festivals for Summer 2025

What's being shown at leading photography festivals from France to Canada.

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12 Best Films for Photographers

We share cinematic treasures that will add new colors to your photographs.

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People and Bicycles: How 19th-Century Photos Tell the Story of Women's Emancipation and the Changing Era

And why a cyclist is a confident and happy person. An excerpt from a book by cultural scholar Alexandra Yurgeneva.

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10 Photography Competitions in July 2025

The Cartier-Bresson Prize, an art residency in Perm, and a photo festival in Paris.

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Summer Photo Exhibitions: Fashion in Moscow, History in St. Petersburg, and Rock 'n' Roll in Stockholm

11 must-see exhibitions for photography enthusiasts in summer 2025.

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15 Best Photo Viewers for Windows

A selection of the best programs for opening and viewing images on Windows, supporting JPG, PNG, GIF, HEIC, and other formats.

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"Picking Up the Pieces": A Photo Project That Transforms Dog Walking into Art

And an old tree, a path or a river becomes part of an important inner experience.

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Exposing Violence: Corporality in Soviet Photography of the 1920s

Another formulation of the answer to the question "Why did the authorities repress the avant-garde?" can be found in an excerpt from a study by art historian Andrei Fomenko.

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16 Photography Competitions in August 2025

A street photography exhibition in New York, a conference for visual researchers in Yerevan, and a beach zine library on the Volga.

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Women in Russian Photography of the 1990s

Art historian Irina Chmyreva talks about iconic authors of the era of change.