Aleksey Myakishev

Aleksey Myakishev is a Moscow photojournalist with an acute sense of empathy for his subjects. Whether recording prisoners, provincial families, factory workers, pilgrims or village priests- his vision is consistently meditative and strongly humanistic. His portraits of children strike me as particularly affective; without cloying cuteness or condescension, Myakishev's best works are on a par with masters like Helen Levitt.

Dinosaur MPLS; Now until Feb. 10

'Dinosaur' at Traffic Zone. Opening January 13th