Leonid Lazarev

Leonid Nikolaevich Lazarev (Russian: Леонид Николаевич Лазарев; 14 July 1937 – 4 May 2021) was a Russian photographer and photojournalist. Lazarev died on 4 May 2021 in Russia, at the age of 83.

Art Biography
1957 - Won the second prize in the Moscow Festival of Youth and Students photo contest.

1957-1960 - Took part in a series of photo exhibitions called "Our Youth."

1958-1963 - Worked as a photojournalist in a "Soviet Woman" magazine.

1960 - Prize-winner of a "Soviet Woman" magazine.

1961 - Prize-winner of an all-USSR photo exhibition.

1961 - Prize-winner of an all-USSR photo exhibition for the 2nd time.

1964 - Worked as a photojournalist in a "Krugozor" magazine.

1972 – Graduated from the Journalistic Mastery Institute.

1974 - Prize-winner of an international contest by the "New Time" magazine.

1977 - Graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, cameraman faculty.

1985 - Prize-winner of an all-USSR "40 years of Great Victory" photo exhibition.

1999 - Awarded with a Kodak-Master title.

2008 - Personal photo exhibition in a "Photo Soyuz" gallery.

2010 - Personal photo exhibition in Orens Anz art gallery in New York, USA.

2010 - Sold works to Tretyakov Gallery.

2011 - A photo exhibition of Leonid Lazarev was held in the U.S. Congress. The opening was attended by Dan Russell, Deputy assistant Secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia; Konstantin Kosachev, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on international Affairs; and Natalia Kolodzei, curator of the exhibition and Director of the Kolodzie Art Foundation.

2013 — Russian Museum exhibited Lazarev's photographs from 05.09.2013, No. 2459/2.

2013 — Opening of "Penza Arts International-2013" in The Penza Savitsky Art Gallery. Author's project "Generation."

2014 — Exhibition in the style of "Visionism" at the international exhibition "Penza Art International» in The Penza Savitsky Art Gallery.

2014 — The University of Arizona in the United States art gallery presented 18 photographs by L. Lazarev.

2015 — The Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Brazil) presented 19 photographs by L. Lazarev. 2016 — State Central Cinema Museum (Moscow) was replenished with 5 photographs by L. Lazarev, from 12.03.2015, No. 199.

2016, 21 March — The opening of a personal exhibition of L.N. Lazarev at Columbia University in the United States.

2016 — The Museum of Moscow received 47 photographs by L. N. Lazarev from 18.11.2016 No. 90.

2016 — Lazarev created a bronze sculpture called "Photographer." The sculpture was acquired by The State Historical and Memorial Museum-Reserve «Homeland of VI Lenin.» Act PP-30/16.

Photographic publications in press

 * 1958–1963 – Soviet Woman magazine – 110 published works.
 * 1962 – Photography Yearbook - 1962 (edited by Nornam Hall, GB).
 * 1964–1993 – Krugozor and Kolobok magazines - 720 published works.
 * 1986 – Set of large format postcards "USSR Malyi Theater."
 * 1988 – Set of large format postcards "Moscow State Academic Children's Theater by the Name of N.I Satz"
 * 2003 – History of Russian Customs - illustrated book.
 * 2004 – Moscow in races – illustrated encyclopedic atlas.
 * 2007 – History of Moscow in XII - XX centuries - illustrated book.
 * 2007 – "Photo 60-70" - book series "Anthology of Russian Photography of the XX century".
 * 2008 - Selected works - author's catalogue of L. N. Lazarev—publisher: I. Gorshkov.
 * 2009 - "Vishva-VDNKh-VVC" - jubilee illustrated edition (4 books).
 * 2009 - "Moscow - Waiting for the Future" - author's catalogue of L. N. Lazarev.
 * 2010 - "Icons 1960-1980".
 * 2013 — The seven-volume multimedia edition of Rasul Gamzatov's work, with photo illustrations by Leonid Lazarev. Publisher: The Russian Book Union.
 * 2014 —  «I Live Twice»  is Leonid Lazarev's book of authorial stories. It is published by the publishing center of Ulyanovsk State University.
 * 2015 — A book dedicated to the 2000th anniversary of Der Bent. Filming Staged by Leonid Lazarev.
 * 2015 —  «No powder and no paint» , photobook by Leonid Lazarev. "Planeta" publishing house (according to the Moscow government's publishing program).
 * 2017 — «Bullet for Takamura» . Short stories by L. Lazarev. Publishing House "Alfa-Design."
 * 2021 - Natalia Kolodzie; Road to the Stars: Recollections of the Photographer Leonid Lazarev about 14 April 1961. Leonardo 2021; 54 (1): 8–11.