Mintimer Shaimiev visits photo exhibition of Mikhail Kozlovsky at Natinal art gallery “Khazine”
21 March 2014, Friday
On March 21 a jubilee photo exhibition of Mikhail Kozlovsky dated to his 60th anniversary opened at National art gallery “Khazine”. Different photo genres, including official state photography, staged portrait photograph, landscape and children's photography were presented at the exhibition.
Mikhail Kozlovsky has worked at Tatarstan President’s Press Office for 20 years. His main works are portraits of famous politicians, leaders and public figures. Among them are photos of first Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, and Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin.
State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Administrative Office Asgat Safarov, Tatarstan ex-prosecutor Kafil Amirov, Deputy Minister of Culture Svetlana Persova, Director of State historical and architectural and art museum reserve “the Kazan Kremlin” Zilya Valeeva visited the exhibition.
Opening the event, Mintimer Shaimiev noted that it is great to have such a gallery in the republic. He wished Mikhail Kozlovsky further success, congratulated him on a wonderful exhibition, and shared memories about his work with the photographer.
After solemn opening ceremony, honoured guests started discovering secrets of the photographer’s mastership. Mikhail Kozlovsky told about history of each photo.
Photo exposition aroused interest of the visitors. The photographs of Mikhail Kozlovsky are characterized by subtle psychologism and originality.
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