Died famous photographer Boris Kaufman
Famous photographer Boris Kaufman died at the 78th year of his life, said his close friend and colleague Alan Kasaev.
Boris M. Kaufman was born in 1938 in the capital of Russia. Graduated from the faculty of journalism of Moscow state University. From 1961 to 1976 he worked at the Agency " Novosti ". A disciple of one of the founders of Soviet photojournalism Michael Azeri. In 1973 became the gold medal winner of the World Press Photo. In 1976 -1991, he worked in the newspaper " Moscow news ". From 1991 to 2006 - Deputy chief editor of " Nezavisimaya Gazeta ". Personal exposure Kaufman in different years was held in the capital of Russia, St. Petersburg, and similarly in the USA, the UK, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan. The work of Kaufman invariably included in the anthology of Soviet and Russian photography.
Boris Kaufman was a "large class professional," says his colleague, the photographer MIA "today Russia" Vladimir Vyatkin.
"I worked With him in the 60-70-ies. I together With this person from different generations, but He was a large class professional. Began to work With the founding of the photography Department APN (Agency "Novosti)," said Fins news Vyatkin.
according to his statement, Kaufman worked in the Department of essays and stories by the Union and abroad. After the change in the structure of the Agency was transferred to the workplace in the newspaper " Moscow news ", was the assistant of the Department of photographic information. Then moved on to working in the " Independent newspaper ".
"Boris, of course, was a big class photographer. He was a multiple winner of international and Soviet competitions and exhibitions, " said the head of the Department.
Kaufman once went on a long trip, more than a month, the far East and was brought from this place is very " powerful stuff ", he remembered my name." Several times Boris was responsible for the removal of the Soviet exhibitions abroad. He was responsible for the 1st Soviet Exhibition in London, went there, " said the photographer.
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