Congratulations to Dmitry Markov (@dcim.ru), a featured recipient of the inaugural Getty Images Instagram Grant. He makes powerful portraits of the ordinary people he encounters every day in Russia, in places like railway stations and street markets.
From judge Maggie Steber (@maggiesteber): “I was drawn to Dmitry’s work because it reveals a character of Russian people that I find to be very true, a kind of wistful longing or loneliness that stems from their history and culture. His focus is on underrepresented voices, the elderly, neglected lonely children, and the invisible people we pass on the street without seeing. Dmitry forces us to see them, to notice them, to want to hear their stories, to want to love them and to identify with them on a basic, visceral level.”
Photo by @dcim.ru