Nicolas Tikhomiroff
Nicolas Tikhomiroff (March 22, 1927 – April 17, 2016) was a French photographer, of Russian origin. He started working for Magnum in 1959. Famous for his work on World Cinema, he also had a large portfolio of war photography.
Nicolas Tikhomiroff
- Full name
- Nicolas Claude Tikhomiroff.
- Born
- 1927. · 8th arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 2016. · Cabannes.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- photographer.
- Fields
- war.
- Languages
- Russian.
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Nicolas Tikhomiroff (March 22, 1927 – April 17, 2016) was a French photographer, of Russian origin. He started working for Magnum in 1959. Famous for his work on World Cinema, he also had a large portfolio of war photography.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Nicolas Tikhomiroff. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q7029833 · wikipedia · Nicolas Tikhomiroff
In this article
Early life
Early life
Tikohomiroff retired and lived in France.
Tikhomiroff was born in Paris to Russian "émigrés" parents. He received his education at a boarding school away from home with children of a similar background. He was trilingual with Russian as his primary language with French and English as secondary languages. When he reached the age of seventeen, just following the Liberation of Paris, he joined the French army. After finishing his duties he found a job working for a fashion photographer processing prints. He was married to Shirley Lou Ritchie, by whom he had a daughter, Tamara Joan Tikhomiroff.
Career
Career
In 1956, Tikhomiroff was inspired by French journalist Michel Chevalier and struck out on his own as a freelance photographer. For the next few years he spent his time traveling with Chevalier to the Middle East, Africa, among other places. In 1959 Tikhomiroff joined Magnum. Most of his work was on wars such as in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. He also did work for Magnum on World Cinema. He retired in 1987 and lived in Provence, France.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
8th arrondissement of Paris.
Birth place
Cabannes.
Death place
Books
• Mars 1961 PIAF en studio
A few notable photographs
• Film: Chimes at Midnight by US director Orson Welles. Spain. 1964. Filming of the movie Chimes at Midnight, directed by Orson Welles • Italy. Rome. Movie industry. 1961. Luchino Visconti, Italian film and theater director, at his home.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Photography
11,393 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Nicolai FuglsigPhotographer
- Nicolai HowaltPhotographer
- Nicolas BouvierPhotographer
- Nicolas HulotPhotographer
- Nicolaus AdrianiPhotographer
- Nicolaus SchmidtPhotographer
- Nicole JolicoeurPhotographer
- Nicole NagelPhotographer
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Nicolas Tikhomiroff?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.