Valery Plotnikov
Valery Fedorovich Plotnikov (20 October 1943 – 2 January 2026) was a Russian photographer. Plotnikov died in Saint Petersburg on 2 January 2026, at the age of 82.
Also recorded as Valery Fyodorovich Plotnikov · Valeriĭ Plotnikov
Valery Plotnikov
- Name
- Valery Plotnikov
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Born
- 20 October 1943
- Birthplace
- Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 2 January 2026
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Fields
- photography · film
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Languages
- Russian
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Valery Fedorovich Plotnikov (20 October 1943 – 2 January 2026) was a Russian photographer. Plotnikov died in Saint Petersburg on 2 January 2026, at the age of 82.
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• Name — Valery Plotnikov • Native Name — Валерий Плотников • Occupation — Photographer • Born — 20 October 1943 • Birthplace — Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union • Died — 2 January 2026 • Place of death — Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Valery Plotnikov is recorded with the occupation cinematographer. Recorded as photographer and cinematographer.
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1943
Valery Plotnikov was born on 20 October 1943.
2026
Valery Plotnikov died at Saint Petersburg.
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Barnaul.
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- “Valery Fyodorovich Plotnikov”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
• Petropol Prize (2005) • International Baltic Star Award (2020)
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