Igor Dryomin: Victor Goryachev: "More than a profession" Automatic translate

The exhibition is a retrospective of the famous Russian photographer Viktor Goryachev: it includes both the most famous of his works and previously unexposed photographs. The exposition includes 60 works made in different techniques and genres. He owns portraits of stars of cinema, theater, pop, sports, ballet, television, as well as a number of fashion photos, in which the magnificent and perfect bodies of the models are immersed in streams of bright light and the mystery of the shadow.

From childhood, Victor was fond of photography, photographed friends, read books about great photographers, watched films of brilliant directors. He bought his first camera "Zorkiy-4" at the age of 15, moonlighting as a postman. His career as a professional photographer began in 1990, he decided to seriously engage in photography and made the final decision to devote himself to photography.

Victor has an impeccable sense of style. In his works, he follows the rules of classical composition, being in constant dialogue with art from different times and eras, as well as with photography from the beginning of the 20th century. Captured from his youth by the works of famous masters of photography, who inspired him to create many works, Victor’s works are multifaceted: he pays special attention to details, carefully chooses the angle and light, and at the same time boldly goes beyond the laws, violating generally accepted rules.

Each portrait is the result of deep understanding, intellectual intimacy, and often friendship.

There is no standard in Victor’s works, there is no once and for all established formula: each time the photographer finds a simple and original solution, showing the beauty of naturalness and freedom of expression. And every time he manages to create an independent, nothing like a work of art. And each of these photos carries its own truth about life.

Website of Victor Goryachev www.gorafoto.ru