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Boris Savelev (Russian: Савельев, Борис Александрович is a Russian photographer born in Ukraine in 1948.
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Boris savelev
Career
His original career was as an aerospace engineer, however it is photography that, since 1976, made his name. His works have been shown in galleries in his home country as well as United States, Germany and the UK. His first published work was The Secret City (1981), colour photographs taken using Orwachrome film.
His style has been described as observational realism preoccupied with light and form. Savelev himself credits his 'methodical, scientific background' for the constructivist aesthetic in his photos. The photographs capture Russia during a period of great upheaval, from the Cold War, through the dissolution of the U.S.S.R, to modern day Russia.
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