Valery Plotnikov is a legendary photographer whose peak of popularity occurred in the 70–90s of the last century. His skill and ability to see the depth of a person’s soul and convey mood and character traits in a photograph have earned him international fame. Getting into the lens of Plotnikov’s camera was considered prestigious and significant. He has photographed famous actors, artists, writers, politicians, including Vladimir Vysotsky, Marina Vladi, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Alla Demidova, Mikhail Shemyakin, Sergei Solovyov, Boris Messerer, Sergei Dovlatov... And the photographer created unique works of art. No wonder Yu. Rost called him “the singer of the cultural layer.” Valery Plotnikov was able to stop the moment. And how he did it, what his creative path was, who he was friends with and met, how he took photographs, he tells in detail in his book. The publishing layout is saved in PDF A4 format.