Photographer Dmitry Markov, known for his photographs of Russian provinces, has died

Famous Russian photographer Dmitry Markov died in the Pskov region. This is reported by the publication “Pskovskaya guberniya” with references to Markov’s friends. The photographer became famous for his pictures of life in Russian regions. He was 42 years old.

Markov was born in the Moscow region in a dysfunctional family. Passion for photography in his youth helped him to give up alcohol and drugs. He became a photojournalist and collaborated with many Russian mass media. His photos have been awarded a number of professional awards, including the Grand Prix of the “Silver Camera” competition and the “Camerton” prize named after Anna Politkovskaya.

As a reporter, Markov traveled a lot in the regions of Russia. He started volunteering, and in 2005 he moved to the Pskov region, where he worked with orphaned children and disadvantaged teenagers. Took part in charity programs for the rehabilitation of drug addicts.

Markov actively explored the modern possibilities of documentary photography, switching from professional photography equipment to cameras of mobile devices. He has published two photo albums: “Chernovyk” (2017) and “Russia in a square” (2021).

Markov wrote about his pictures: “They often say that I show a certain Russia (instead of “some” substitute any epithet – real, deep, provincial, etc.) As if there is one Russia in which they live, and another, in in which everyone else lives. Of course, there are urban bubbles where it is easy to fly away from reality and take the water supply for granted. But the truth is that everything comes from there – from these columns, five-story buildings and wooden bridges.”