num_pages: 65
description:  You are reading a photobook that shows people of Russia living their everyday life.   All photos are simply random moments that have been accidentally captured and they demonstrate real life in Russia through the prism of my photo camera. Some photos may seem hilarious or ridiculous, some of them may surprise you, and other may make you feel sad. This book will let you discover Russia that you have never expected to see. And believe me, no one will show you this on TV. Every photo will feature a short caption that will help you understand more about the story that happened when the photo was taken.      A military officer, homeless person, child, or even dog: these are the characters that you will see on the pages of this photobook. However, all these people - workers, soldiers, and vagabonds - are Russia.   This book features photos that were taken from 2002 up until now. I am lucky to have traveled a lot around Russia and the ex-Soviet bloc countries. That’s why you will see photos not only from Moscow and Saint Petersburg, but also from other cities.  Like many other beginner photographers, when I just started my hobby, I was shooting bugs, flowers, and other cute and silly things and I didn’t really think about doing photography for life. It went on this way until I took a photo that this book starts with. The photo was a huge success and I decided to keep on working in this particular genre and improving my style. My photos were published under the pen name of Rulon Oboev on large photography website all around the world.Many colleagues think of my style as of street photography. Most probably it’s true, but personally I think that this is simply life.
language: English
title: Street stories: Photobook about people in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Russia
publisher: Vladimir Atapin