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Igor Lebedev
Photographer, curator, teacher. Born in the family of Valery Lebedev in Leningrad (1966). Studied photography at technical college (1983–85). Took up professional photography (1985). Taught at a children’s photographic studio (from 1992). Opened the FK photographic studio at the Petrograd District House of Children’s Creativity. Member of the board of the Photoimage Gallery (1995) and the Traditional Autumn Photomarathon Festival (2000). Member of the Union of Photographic Artists of Russia (1996). Curator of exhibitions of photography. Contributed to exhibitions (from 1995).