A photographer, journalist, blogger, volunteer, public figure - all this is about him. Dmitry Markov is a person who represents our country at international exhibitions and photography competitions. He removes the real Russia, so controversial and truthful at the same time.
Startup
If you ask Dmitry himself how it all began, he will not answer. And none of the volunteers is ready to give an answer at what point suddenly the reevaluation happened. His life, interests, when strangers became closer to their relatives. And then there are no chances to “jump off”, even if there comes a professional burnout. And this is bound to happen.
Before Dmitry began filming, he worked for several years as an ordinary correspondent in the newspaper Argumenty i Fakty. Behind was an unfinished journalism department and life in the marginal area of Pushkin near Moscow. While working at AiF, Dmitry took the pseudonym Nakhimov, after he made a report from the Nakhimov school. Under the same pseudonym, the first fame came to Markov / Nakhimov. But not as a journalist, but as a photographer.
Dima began to do his first photographs as an employee of the editorial board, starting in 2005. But then the time for a journalistic career became less and he went into freelance. Markov walked around the city, looking for stories, people, stories. He was not interested in studio shoots and custom photos. Although it was necessary to remove corporate events for earnings.
Trying to go beyond the ordinary, feel for a different life in the usual, Markov began to travel with volunteers to orphanages. Actually, it was the orphan theme that for a long time was the hallmark of Dmitry. Fourteen years ago, regional orphanages were a sight of the apocalypse. Poverty, the lack of basic amenities and the complete hopelessness of the Russian hinterland are not metamorphoses of the artist’s vision. This is reality. Markov is too often blamed for excessive drama, but the author himself does not see anything strange in this. And even in the most difficult photography, life is the leitmotif. Yes, it’s so different. But you can look at it from any angle.
As the photographer sees
Dmitry once said that when he was just studying photography, he went to the Belarusian station in search of a plot. And he found a picture in which poverty and the biblical plot did not allow him to raise a camera and shoot. In the corner of the platform in a basin of water, a little gypsy woman bathed her brother. People walked around, trains traveled, the usual fussy station life was going on. And then there was such a sincere brotherly love, despite all the conditions. They simply did not notice them. And it was so touching and beautiful. And if you look at Dmitry’s photographs now, you can see how sincerely he treats his heroes. He does not remove the "chernukha", he shows life situations that are deeper and more complex than our superficial ideas.
Volunteering
Volunteering captured Markov so much that he gradually began to specialize only in the orphan theme. He travels to the regions together with volunteer groups, helped several foundations. Dmitry uploads his photographs and essays to the LiveJournal social network. And the first popularity comes to the photographer there. At the same time, he presents his creative works at international competitions, where he becomes a laureate (Grand Prix "Silver Camera", "Activist Awards 2014").
In 2007, Dmitry was a volunteer in Pskov in a social camp for children with mental disabilities. He becomes an educator in the senior group, then goes to work in a social project for the adaptation of DD graduates. For several years Dmitry lives in the Pskov region. During this time, he took a series of photographs from the life of his wards, began to collaborate with the local charity fund RostOk, and more than once came into conflict with the administration of the Pskov region. His posts in LJ caused a great public outcry. He managed to draw attention to the problems of many people and provide them with real help.
