#145 CAMERA Book Review: Gueorgui Pinkhassov - Les Correspondences de Dom Perignon V.4 Gestures

A look through an intriguing insight into the corporate work of Gueorgui Pinkhassov and his work with Dom Perignon. Published by Moet Et Chandon, Epernay (2000)

Gueorgui Pinkhassov was born in Moscow in 1952. His interest in photography began while he was still at school. After studying cinematography at the VGIK (the Moscow Institute of Cinematography), he went on to work at the Mosfilm studio as a cameraman, then as a set photographer.

In 1978, Pinkhassov joined the Moscow Union of Graphic Arts and was awarded independent artist status. His work was noticed by the prominent Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, who invited Pinkhassov to work on the set of his film Stalker (1979). In the same year, some of his images were included in a group exhibition of Soviet photographers held in Paris, where they attracted attention.

Pinkhassov moved permanently to Paris in 1985. He worked for the international press, particularly for Geo, Grand Reportage and The New York Times Magazine, but covering events did not interest him. As his first book, Sightwalk, proves, Gueorgui Pinkhassov prefers to explore individual details, through reflections or particular kinds of light, often approaching abstraction.

Pinkhassov became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1994 and a contributor in 2017.

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