KOMMERSANT: free camera

Alexander Miridonov.
Ukrainian Police Clash with Supporters of Yulia Timoshenko Near Pechorsky District Court After Timoshenko Was Sentenced to Seven Years. Kyiv, October 2011.
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Alexander Weinstein.
Leader of Left Front Movement Sergey Udaltsov (center) Being Detained After Event in Defense of Khimki Forest. Khimki, May 2011.
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Vasily Shaposhnikov.
Opposition Supporter Near Riot Police Cordons. Bishkek, March 2005.
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Alexander Koryakov.
Baptism of Jesus Ceremony in the Bolshaya Nevka Near Transfiguration Cathedral. St. Petersburg, January 2010.
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Vasily Shaposhnikov.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in Gori During the Conflict Between Georgia and South Ossetia. Gori, August 2008.
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Mikhail Razuvaev.
Kirov House Courtyard in Petrogradskaya Storona. St. Petersburg, July 2006.
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Mikhail Razuvaev.
Speaker of St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly Vadim Tyulpanov at the Transfer of Power (Tie Cutting) Ceremony During 7th International Carnival. St. Petersburg, May 2007.
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Svetlana Privalova.
Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin Venerates the Belt of Our Lady in Vnukovo-3 Airport. Moscow, November 2011.
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Vyacheslav Prokofiev.
Nikita Mikhalkov Holds Workshop at the St. Anna Festival of Young Cinema Professionals in the House of Film. Moscow, March 2011.
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Alexander Miridonov.
Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Vladimir, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, and Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga Vladimir During the Meeting of the Archbishop Congress Participants with President Dmitry Medvedev in the Kremlin. Moscow, February 2011.
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Dmitry Dukhanin.
Member of the Committee for Information Policy Iosif Kobzon, Deputy Chairwoman of the Department of Youth Affairs Alina Kabaeva, and Member of the Committee for Information Policy Stanislav Govorukhin Attend Plenary Session of the Russian State Duma. Moscow, December 2010.
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Dmitry Azarov.
Vladimir Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov, and Aimani Kadyrova (Ahmad Kadyrov’s widow) in the Bocharov Ruchey Residence of the Russian President on the eve of Ahmad Kadyrov’s Birthday. Sochi, August 2005.
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Alexey Kudenko.
Singer Zemfira During Interview. Moscow, May 2007.
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Alexander Miridonov. Ukrainian Police Clash with Supporters of Yulia Timoshenko Near Pechorsky District Court After Timoshenko Was Sentenced to Seven Years. Kyiv, October 2011. Courtesy Kommersant

Alexander Weinstein. Leader of Left Front Movement Sergey Udaltsov (center) Being Detained After Event in Defense of Khimki Forest. Khimki, May 2011. Courtesy Kommersant

Vasily Shaposhnikov. Opposition Supporter Near Riot Police Cordons. Bishkek, March 2005. Courtesy Kommersant

Alexander Koryakov. Baptism of Jesus Ceremony in the Bolshaya Nevka Near Transfiguration Cathedral. St. Petersburg, January 2010. Courtesy Kommersant

Vasily Shaposhnikov. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in Gori During the Conflict Between Georgia and South Ossetia. Gori, August 2008. Courtesy Kommersant

Mikhail Razuvaev. Kirov House Courtyard in Petrogradskaya Storona. St. Petersburg, July 2006. Courtesy Kommersant

Mikhail Razuvaev. Speaker of St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly Vadim Tyulpanov at the Transfer of Power (Tie Cutting) Ceremony During 7th International Carnival. St. Petersburg, May 2007. Courtesy Kommersant

Svetlana Privalova. Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin Venerates the Belt of Our Lady in Vnukovo-3 Airport. Moscow, November 2011. Courtesy Kommersant

Vyacheslav Prokofiev. Nikita Mikhalkov Holds Workshop at the St. Anna Festival of Young Cinema Professionals in the House of Film. Moscow, March 2011. Courtesy Kommersant

Alexander Miridonov. Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Vladimir, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, and Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga Vladimir During the Meeting of the Archbishop Congress Participants with President Dmitry Medvedev in the Kremlin. Moscow, February 2011. Courtesy Kommersant

Dmitry Dukhanin. Member of the Committee for Information Policy Iosif Kobzon, Deputy Chairwoman of the Department of Youth Affairs Alina Kabaeva, and Member of the Committee for Information Policy Stanislav Govorukhin Attend Plenary Session of the Russian State Duma. Moscow, December 2010. Courtesy Kommersant

Dmitry Azarov. Vladimir Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov, and Aimani Kadyrova (Ahmad Kadyrov’s widow) in the Bocharov Ruchey Residence of the Russian President on the eve of Ahmad Kadyrov’s Birthday. Sochi, August 2005. Courtesy Kommersant

Alexey Kudenko. Singer Zemfira During Interview. Moscow, May 2007. Courtesy Kommersant

Moscow, 31.01.2012—26.02.2012

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Kommersant’s photography exhibits have a rich history. Kommersant Publishing House presented the «frames of the first page» from its publications to the public in 2001 at an exhibit on the Bagration Bridge in Moscow with great success. In 2002, the exposition was shown in the St. Petersburg History Museum; in October 2004, it was held at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Then came Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Voronezh, Kiev...

«The Kommersant: Free Camera» exhibition is an example of how photography today is occupying an increasingly significant place on the Publishing House’s media platforms. The exposition’s sections present the best photographs from Kommersant’s unique archive of many millions photos, as well as video and online projects which made use of them.

The «Direct Speech» section is dedicated to newsmakers’ reactions to their photos in Kommersant. Whereas previously, official figures retained their officialdom even in pictures and famous people kept their starry aura, Kommersant’s photographers are able to capture the heroes of our time without masks, live and direct.
«Frames of the First Page» contains more than 100 shots encapsulating an attentive, ironic, precise look at the Russian business and social scene in the context of the changing political situation.
The «Vlast» section presents the best covers from the magazine Kommersant-Vlast («Kommersant-Power»), combining unexpected visual angles with incisive political commentary, invariably causing intense social resonance.
The «Flash PHOTO» and the «Photo gallery» projects on the kommersant.ru website show dynamic stories dedicated to significant events and personages. These are thematic photo displays and the best original works of Kommersant’s correspondents.
Kommersant-TV’s «Valuable Frames» project provides the reader and viewer access for the first time to hidden details of photographs, and provides unexpected, fun, and sometimes shocking details of events captured on film.