✨AI Reimagines the Masters✨ Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky|108/1000

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Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944) was a Russian chemist and photographer known for his pioneering work in color photography and his efforts to document early 20th-century Russia [1][2]. He traveled throughout the Russian Empire from 1909 to 1915, using his three-image color photography technique to capture various aspects of the country [1]. His work provides a unique and valuable glimpse into Russia's history and culture during that time.

Biography:

Prokudin-Gorsky was born in Funikova Gora, in the Vladimir Governorate of Russia [1].

He studied chemistry at the Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology and also pursued music and painting at the Imperial Academy of Arts [1].

In 1890, he married Anna Aleksandrovna Lavrova, and they had two sons and a daughter .

Prokudin-Gorsky became the director of the executive board of Lavrov's metal works and joined the photography section of the Imperial Russian Technical Society .

In 1901, he established a photographic studio and laboratory in Saint Petersburg .

He traveled to Berlin in 1902 to study color sensitization and three-color photography with professor Adolf Miethe .

Prokudin-Gorsky's work gained recognition, and he was elected the president of the photography section of the Imperial Russian Technical Society .

His most famous work during his lifetime was a color portrait of Leo Tolstoy .

With the permission and funding from Tsar Nicholas II, Prokudin-Gorsky embarked on a project to document Russia in color, resulting in a collection of 10,000 photos .

After the October Revolution, he was forced to accept a professorship and continued his scientific work in color photography .

In 1920, he remarried and settled in Paris with his family .

Prokudin-Gorsky died in Paris in 1944 and is buried in the Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery .

Photography Technique:

Prokudin-Gorsky used a three-color photography technique, dividing the visible spectrum into three channels of information captured through red, green, and blue filters .