Dmitry Markov (photographer)
Dmitri Markov | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dmitri Markov 23 April 1982 Pushkino, Russia |
| Died | 16 February 2024 (aged 41) Pskov, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, photographer |
| Employer | Argumenty i Fakty |
Dmitry Markov (23 April 1982 – 16 February 2024) was a Russian journalist and photographer.[1]
Career
Dmitry Markov was born on April 23, 1982, in Pushkino. He went to engineering college. During this period, Markov acquired his first camera According to Dmitry, he studied photography with Alexander Lapin.[2]
Until 2007, he worked as a photographer and journalist in the newspaper "Argumenty i Fakty".
In 2016, he became the first Russian participant and one of 15 photographers from 15 countries who participated in the iPhone 7 advertising campaign "Apple's Taken on the iPhone"[3][4]
2021 arrest
On February 2, 2021, Markov was detained near the Moscow City Court, where he came to support Alexei Navalny. The photographer was taken to the Kosino-Ukhtomsky police station, where he took a picture of a security officer in ammunition and a balaclava, sitting under a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This photo went viral on social media and became a reason for memes.[5] A few days later, the only signed author's print of the photograph was sold at a charity auction on Facebook for 2 million rubles. Dmitry promised to divide the amount between OVD-Info and the Apology of Protest, which are engaged in helping detainees at political rallies.[6]
Markov died on 16 February 2024, coincidentally on the same day as Alexei Navalny.[7][8]
References
- ^ "В "Гоголь-центре" открылась выставка фотографа Дмитрия Маркова "Россия в квадрате"". www.pravilamag.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Нефотогеничные вопросы: Социальный инстаблогер Дмитрий Марков в Иркутске". The Village (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Dmitry Markov – VisionQuest 4rosso". www.visionquest.it. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Нефотогеничные вопросы: Социальный инстаблогер Дмитрий Марков в Иркутске". The Village (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ JAMnews (2 February 2021). "Russian social media, meme reacts to Navalny sentencing - JAMnews". English Jamnews. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Фотограф Дмитрий Марков выставил на благотворительный аукцион снимок, ставший символом преследования Навального и его сторонников". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Умер фотограф Дмитрий Марков". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Умер фотограф Дмитрий Марков". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.