Author's monograph of photographer Alexander tyagny-Ryadno, includes about 600 photos, starting with the first creative photograph taken at "Smena 8" in 1979 and ending with the latest photos 2015. The monograph consists of three volumes. The first volume devoted to the genre and black-and-white photographs, three showing life at the turn of epochs in the best traditions of Russian photographic symbolism. In the second the author, continuing the tradition of the classic psychological portrait is of the viewer a gallery of famous scientists, politicians, businessmen; international stars of theatre and cinema; world-famous writers and poets. The third volume is devoted to the search for a contemporary language and style in color photography, it includes the work of the last seven years. Photos in 29 independent projects – chapters placed in chronological order. In addition to a great research article critique photographic Victoria Musvik, each Chapter is preceded by a monograph written w