Vladimir Antoshenkov. Petersburg courtyards

Second edition, 132 pages, with English and Russian texts, hard cover, 2011

There’s a special place reserved for Vladimir Antoschenkov in the world of Saint-Petersburg photography, for he is a true architectural photographer.
Vladimir Antoschenkov was born in 1933 in Leningrad. In 1957 he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Leningrad Institute of Civil Engineering with an academic degree in architecture. In the mid 1970’s he took a great interest in photography. From that moment on these two creative spheres have been deeply intertwined in artist’s life, complementing each other and forming his unique style.

Petersburg courtyards - is a special intimate world of the city, heartwarming and open as the soul. In the city "behind the scenes" traveler waiting for something lyrical, the fantastic signs. In his album "The Petersburg courtyards " well-known photo-artist Vladimir Antoshenkov present the unknown space in the city, slice of life in present and past. Photographer expressed his attitude to this corner of St. Petersburg, was placed under each photos, except the exact address, poetic name.