Victor P. Gritsyuk
Personal
Born in Odessa, the 26th of August 1949
Education
Institute of Journalistic Mastership, Faculty of Photo Journalism (Moscow, 1978)
Work experience
| 1991— present |
Russian Historical illustrated magazine “Rodina” ( “Fatherland”), founded by the Government of Russian Federation and the Administration of the President of Russian Federation. Photographer and Head of the Photo-Service. |
| 1975—1991 |
Free-lance photographer. |
| 1971—1975 |
“Planeta” Publishers, Moscow. Artist-Decorator and Graphic Artist, Art Director. |
Publications
Published my photographs in the following magazines: “Perspektwy”, “Cuba”, “America Latina”, “Sputnik”, “Soviet Photo”, “Czech Photo”, “La URSS”, “Soviet Woman” (1985 prize-winner), “Sobesednik”, “Ogonyok”, “Rodina”, “Life”, “Newsweek”, “Time”, “Guardian”, “Tattler”, “New York Times Magazine”, “Daily Telegraph Magazine”, “U.S. News and World Report”, “Figaro Magazine”, “Belle Europe”, “Business Week”, “Adweek Magazine”, “Observer”, “Point de Vue”, “Geo”, “National Geographic”, “Foto&Video”, “Vokrug Sveta” ( “Around of the world”), etc.
Have cooperated with agencies
Gamma liaison (USA), Network (UK), Matrix (USA), Sipa Image (France), APN (Russia), Prensa Latina (Latin America), Russian Look (Russia), British Natural History Museum (UK)
Personal books
“Kizhi” (Karpovan Sizarekset, Petrozavodsk, 1994)
Have contributed photographs to the books
“Russia”, “Kazakhstan”, “Chernobyl”, “Moscow”, “Images of Russia” (Flint River Press, London 1995—1997),
Personal exhibitions
| 2007 |
“A small stone sliding on water”, Moscow |
| 2006 |
“Paanajärvi”, panoramic photos, Kuusamo (Finland) |
| 1992 |
“Images of Russia”, Minnesota, Duluth (USA) |
| 1991 |
“Russia”, Spasskoye-Lutovinovo (Russia) |
| 1990 |
“Fragments-2”, Petrozavodsk (Karelia) |
| 1989 |
“Valaam — Holy Island”, Moscow |
| 1986 |
“Kizhi Island”, Petrozavodsk and Alaska (USA) |
| 1985 |
“Fragments-1”, Moscow |
| 1984 |
“Turgenev Studies”, Spasskoye-Lutovinovo, Moscow, Orel, Paris |
| 1983 |
“Karelia in My Heart”, Moscow, Petrozavodsk (Karelia) |
| 1983 |
“Portraits of the Writers, Poets and Artists of Latin America”, Moscow |
| 1982 |
“National Ballet of Cuba and Alisa Alonzo, the Prima”, Moscow, Havana (Cuba), Orel, Leningrad, Petrozavodsk (Karelia), Vilnius (Lithuania) |
| 1979 |
“Youth of the Kursk Iron Ore Mining Region”, Moscow, Stary Oskol |
| 1978 |
“Portraits and Landscapes”, Moscow |
Membership
| 1996 |
Association of Advertising Photographers of Russia |
| 1991 |
Union of Photo Artists of Russia |
| 1987 |
Union of Journalists of Russia |
| 1980 |
Moscow Committee of Graphic Artists |
Photographic and other activities
| 2006— present |
The author of Internet-blog “Wild Russia”, wildrussia.livejournal.com |
| 2005 |
First prize of the All-Russia competition of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia “Nature and Мan” for the Kandalaksha reserve published in the magazine “Around of the World” |
| 2001, 2002 |
The First prizes of the All-Russia competition of the Ministry of Natural Resources in 2001 and 2002 for photos and essay about National parks Paanajärvi and Valaamsky |
| 2000 |
Laureate and “Golden Pen 2000” of the Ministry of Natural Resources for photos and essay “Seasons” |
| 1998—2003 |
Panoramic wild landscapes (6×17 cm) for calendars and posters |
| 1997— present |
The projects and design of photo albums and photo-publications in magazines, and CD-discs |
| 1996 |
Director of the film based on A. Chekhov story “A Pit” (Moscow) |
| 1995 |
Scriptwriter and director of the film on the Puppet theatre (Moscow) |
| 1992 |
Lectures “Russia” and “Soviet Woman as a Phenomenon” at the University UMD, USA |
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