Alexander Vadimovich Zemlyanichenko (born May 7, 1950 , Saratov ) - Soviet and Russian photojournalist, twice Pulitzer Prize winner (1992 and 1997). Honored Journalist of the Russian Federation ( 2018 ).
| Alexander Vadimovich Zemlyanichenko | |
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 Alexander Zemlyanichenko in the Associated Press bureau in Moscow (2007). Photo by Mikhail Evstafyev | |
| Date of Birth | May 7, 1950 (69 years) |
| Place of Birth | Saratov , RSFSR , USSR |
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Russia |
| Occupation | photographer |
| Awards and prizes | Pulitzer Prize (1992 and 1997) |
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Biography
Born May 7, 1950 in Saratov. In 1974 he graduated from the Saratov Polytechnic Institute with a degree in engineering [1] .
The passion for photography Zemlyanichenko came back in school years, and during his student days he had already begun to cooperate with various publications on a professional level: first, The Dawn of Youth (Saratov) [1] .
In the 1980s, he moved to Moscow , where he worked as a photojournalist for Rovesnik magazine , then in the staff of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. The photographer also collaborated with the magazine "Soviet Union" magazine "Homeland" [1] .
He has been filming for the Associated Press since 1990 . From the beginning of the 1990s - head of the photo service (chief photographer) of the Moscow bureau of this agency. Being in a management position, he continues to actively make photo stories.
Photographer of the Kremlin pool .
He traveled a lot, taking pictures all over the Soviet Union, the Middle East, Europe and the United States.
Zemlyanichenko's works are published in the book “Vladimir Putin. Best photos "in 2008.
Awards and prizes
- Honored Journalist of the Russian Federation ( December 27, 2018 ) - for merits in the development of national journalism and many years of fruitful work [2] .
- Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1992 (for a report on the 1991 Moscow putsch , together with Boris Yurchenko ) and 1997 (for photos of Russian President Boris Yeltsin dancing at a rock concert in honor of his election campaign [3] ).
- World Press Photo laureate in 1992 ( for a photo of Boris Yeltsin during the 1996 presidential campaign ).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Alexander Zemlyanichenko: “If you don’t see the frame you need, then it’s not here”
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated December 27, 2018 No. 756 “On awarding state awards of the Russian Federation”
- ↑ Photojournalist Alexander Zemlyanichenko about the Pulitzer Prize and the coup of 1991
Links
- Newspaper article "Boris Yeltsin won the Pulitzer Prize" (Verified September 3, 2009)
- “A good photo reporter is a needle in a haystack” - an interview with Alexander Zemlyanichenko in the magazine “Photo Making” (Verified September 3, 2009)
- Photojournalist Alexander Zemlyanichenko (Verified September 3, 2009)