Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky

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bornBorn on August 31, 1863 in Murom, Russian Empire; died on September 27, 1944 in Paris, France.
workSergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky was one of the pioneers of color photography. A chemist by trade, he perfected his technique for reproducing color images in 1904.
lifeHe studied with renowned scientists in St. Petersburg, Berlin, and Paris. From 1905 to 1915 traveled the Russian Empire and Europe with his novel photography equipment, documenting all he saw.

Portrait of Tolstoy

Read about Prokudin-Gorsky's portrait of Tolstoy, Russia's first color "photoportrait."

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