Story: Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's Photographer-in-Chief?

[bmattock]

http://abcnews.go.com/International/dmitry-medvedev-russias-photographer-chief/story?id=8771104

Two-time photography Pulitzer Prize winner Sasha Zemlianichenko says Medvedev has an eye.

"He understands light, the pictures show. There's a very nice color balance," he says, adding that the range of pictures "demonstrates that he tries to experiment with different situations and light effects."

Once on a presidential trip, Zemlianichenko says Medvedev asked him about his Canon camera because he was disappointed with the results from his Nikon. Whether Zemlianichenko's endorsement of Canon had an effect is unclear, but Medvedev is now pictured with a professional Canon on the site.

 

[rbiemer]

He showed up recently in another photoblog post:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/photoblog/2010/01/the_price_of_a_picture.html
Not using a Canon in the photo there.
Rob

 

[Florian1234]

Haha, Leica S2, huh? One could imagine where the invested money came from.

 

[Sparrow]

someone once told me that Medvedev means Teddy-bear in English ...