An exhibition of works by the renowned Belarusian photographer Yury Ivanov opens in Vitebsk
"The exhibition will give Vitebsk residents an opportunity to touch upon vivid, and sometimes unique, photo facts of Belarus's history and culture. The exposition consists of 230 photographs, united into 14 thematic blocks. The photographs capture important historical events, prominent phenomena, and famous representatives of Belarus's history and culture from the 1960s to the present day," the museum explained.
Yuri Ivanov worked at the Novosti Press Agency (Moscow) as a special correspondent for Belarus: he was a photo correspondent for BELTA, Belarus Publishing House, Novosti Press Agency, RIA Novosti, and RIA Novosti; he also headed the RIA Novosti bureau in the Republic of Belarus. As part of official delegations, he attended important historical events. In particular, he was one of the few who managed to capture the signing of the "Belovezha Accords" in Viskuły.
An important stage in Yuri Ivanov's creative biography was his participation in 1990 in the competitive project "One Day in the Life of the USSR" (Collins Publishing, USA), organized by TIME-LIFE Publishing House. The photograph "Lettučka," created as part of this project, was included in the list of the world's best photographs of the 1980-1990 period. Yuri Ivanov is a laureate of the prestigious international photo contest "World Press Photo" in The Hague, as well as a number of other all-Union and international contests, a laureate of the Belarusian Union of Journalists prize, and was awarded a Certificate of Honor of the Supreme Soviet of the BSSR. In 1987, based on the results of an international competition, he was ranked among the 100 best photographers in the world. Currently, Yuri Ivanov is the head of the photo illustrations department of the "Kultura" newspaper.
Alena Tikhonova