About the artist:

VLADIMIR FILONOV was educated and employed for many years as an electrical engineer, while indulging his hobby in photography. In 1991, he turned his hobby into his profession, becoming a photographer at Moscow Magazine and, in 1992, at The Moscow Times. He has actively exhibited his works since 1970, participating in over 500 exhibitions in over 29 countries. He has received over 100 awards, and been published widely in books and magazines. He won the Moscow Prize in journalism (2003) for his “Faces of Moscow” project, and the Union of Journalists Prize (2002) for his book Reflections 1992-2002.