Pro Zrenie. 2nd International Festival of a photography. Nizhni Novgorod. 2002, 11-31January.

The catalogue. Nizhni Novgorod, the National Centre for contemporary Arts, 2001, edition of 1000 copies, in Russian and English languages/with support of Ford Fund, "Institute "Open Society ", the Nizhni Novgorod branch of Avtobank, Administration of the City of Nizhni Novgorod / compilingand translation: Julia Abramova.

Eighty eight color and black-and-white photos, curriculum vitae of authors - participants of the festival, greetings of the Minister of culture of the Russian Federation, of the general director of the Nizhni Novgorod Fair, and director of the NizhniNovgorod branch of Avtobank ( the general sponsor of festival), the list of exhibitions, curators, the Russian and foreign partners of festival.

Faces of Volga

The catalogue of exhibition. Nizhni Novgorod, National Сentre for contemporary Arts, 2003, circulation of 500 copies, in Russian and English languages. / Supported by Fund Ford, Fund "Open region ", Fund " Volga Cultural capital ". Drawing up and translation: Julia Abramova.

Thirty color and black-and-white photos, made as a result of expeditions of five photographers in five national republics of Volga region, biographies of authors of an exhibition, a map of photoexpeditions.

Photoage. Very brief history of photography for last hundred years.
Vladimir Levashov

Nizhni Novgorod, Nizhni Novgorod, the National Centre for contemporary Arts, 2002, edition of 500 copies. Design: Vladimir Levashov and studio " Dirigible".

"Photoage" presents a brief account on the history of photography in 20th century. It consists of 10 essays. Each of it is dedicated to the certain decade. There is an attempt in every essay to describe the specific place of photography, its relations with society and its influence on it. It also reflects on major photographic themes of the given decade and on changing object of photography.The birth and the initial formation of the medium in the 19th century is not included in the book. "Photoage" rather focuses on development of the medium since its active role in society was already established. It also follows the advances of phototechnology. A changing nature of phototechnology leads photography to the crucial passage from the documental fixation of visual reality to the informative and artistic self-sufficiency and, lately, to the radical transformation of the medium's essence at the era of multimedia.
The author, Vladimir Levashov is an established art-critic and the curator of photo and contemporary art exhibitions. He leaves and works in Moscow.