Yuri Rost

Russian photographer and journalist · Russia · On the map · Artists · Born 1939 · age 87

Yuri Rost is a photographer, journalist, author and traveller. Rost's photographic vision is closely related to the humanist tradition established by post-war photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Leonard Freed, and Ed van der Elsken.

Yuri Rost is read about 32 times a day, in 4 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.

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Awards

State Prize of the Russian Federation

Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of mass media

Tsarskoselskaya Art Award

Order of Honour

Triumph

Golden Pen of Russia

Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude

About this person

He was selected by Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2005) for inclusion in his last exhibition, Les choix d’Henri Cartier-Bresson after meeting him in Paris.

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Russia