Soviet press photography: A review of two books

Hot off the press! I reviewed two new photo books that offer an insight into the press photography of Soviet Latvia from the 1950s—1970s.

Alise Tifentale, “Jauns skats uz Latvijas padomju laika preses fotogrāfiju” [New View on Latvian Soviet-Era Press Photography], FK Magazine, January 24, 2022.

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The books I reviewed:

1. Dominiks Gedzjuns. 1956-1961, edited by Toms Zariņš and Aleksejs Muraško. Riga: Kultkom, 2021. Selected works by press photographer Dominiks Gedzjuns (1918-1998)

2. Bonifācijs Tiknuss fotografē pirms pusgadsimta [Bonifācijs Tiknuss Takes Photographs Half a Century Ago], edited by Andrejs Tiknuss in collaboration with Ēriks Hānbergs and Voldemārs Hermanis. Riga: Madris, n.d. The story of the life and career of the newspaper Cīņa photojournalist Bonifācijs Tiknuss (1915-1986) as told by his son and former colleagues with a broad selection of his photographs.