In the late seventies of the last century, an article “Evidence number 1” was published in the newspaper “Evening Ashgabat”. It has the following lines: “In the tea house, Gusein Kuli learned that the registry office is opened in the city. That time, in 1927, people still had to get used to new names. Now, there was one more.”
The event was arranged solemnly. Phaethon with Gusein Kuli and a baby in arms slowly proceeded through streets of the city towards the registry office. Employee of the registry office cordially shook hands of happy father, admired plump-cheeked little boy and stamped on the form. There was a record on the place, where child's father has to sign: Guseinov is illiterate...
In brief, it is a story of emergence of this document: “Statement of the birth No 1 of male child. Abdulla Guseinov. Poltoratsk. May 15, 1926”. It was this little boy, who was the hero of this article.
Now, he is almost 87 years old, but he looks much younger. Outstanding photographer of our country, veteran of Great Patriotic War, master, whose life is so full as his photographs, colorful frames - Abdulla Guseinov doesn't look a minute older than eighty.
His name is well-known in the art of photography as the names of Alty Karlyev in the cinema or Aman Kulmamedov in the theater. But if the mentioned names embody the different epochs, the name Abdullah Guseinov magnificently integrates different periods of Turkmen photography and photojournalism. Abdullah Guseinov – “living classic” of the Turkmen photography – walked with a heavy saddlebag on his shoulder along the dunes of Karakum desert, fields of different provinces, climbed the highest Kopetdag mountains, met the sunrise in the dust of Shagal, where it was started the construction of the present Seydi town, breathlessly took a picture of pupils with the teachers ... And in intervals between photography, he spoke with amateur photographers, organized exhibitions of his photographs, as front-line soldier, he took part in solemn events and meetings.
And therefore, everything done by A.Guseinov, going in full marching order to his ninetieth birthday, is one of the best pages in the history of the Turkmen photography. His photos have entered into golden fund of the national photography. The name of a great master, exacting artist, tireless chronicler Abdulla Guseinov is familiar to thousands of readers, who get used to see constantly on the pages of newspapers and magazines his reports, photographs - color and black-and-white, his little harsh, strict and at the same time, capacious and abstract style. Style – it is just the word, concept, which distinguishes the ordinary photojournalist, photographer from photo-master - artist, publicist, who has chosen the camera lens to express their views and feelings instead of brush and palette. It turns out that owing to camera lens, it is possible to see differently the world around us, the world in all its complexity, festivity and colors ... Of course, all these can be reproduced if a man, who got used to command the camera, is talented. Abdulla Guseinov is talented and diligent. He is able to find in the world around him the important one - not the best, but important and typical. Therefore, he – the chronicler of wide profile, who passed a hard school of war and left for future generations the unforgettable photos, which are of deep historical significance. Let us recall some of them.
For example, his famous photo “Cotton grower Tavus Ashirova”, which gained international fame in due time and received the award of the World Photo Exhibition “World Press Photo”, which was held in Holland in 1964.
A remarkable feature of the art photography is to impress and effect on mind and feelings simultaneously. A. Guseinov has created a lot of beautiful art photos. He walked many kilometers of quicksand to reach the place for shooting the pupils - children of shepherds, going to school through high dunes. Now, forty years later, this photo is really impressive, because this photo - specific and ordinary at first glance has become a symbol not only of will and tolerance, but it has become a symbol of the striving for learning, new life. It expresses the connection of human being with nature, their indissoluble unity. This picture was presented in 1973 at all-USSR Exhibition of art photography, where it won the bronze medal.
In every photo and each ordinary photograph, Abdulla Guseinov always rises to the great social generalization, high civicism and most importantly - personal involvement in things his camera is turned to. Having worked almost 40 years in photojournalism, he has published several thousands of photographs in various publications of the country and abroad.
to the photos of A.Guseinov, it is possible to trace impetuous history of the great economic and socio-cultural reformations in the country, formation of people-creators, their spiritual flourishing. His photos are a symbol of our days, because they are directed at the future.
A.Guseinov created such beautiful photo compositions and it seems that he has no more to do and want. And yet - the development has no boundaries! He has such a reserve of spiritual and physical strength, vitality and ability to understand the life, and there is no doubt that he will gladden us more than once with his excellent works, expressively reflecting our epoch.
The event was arranged solemnly. Phaethon with Gusein Kuli and a baby in arms slowly proceeded through streets of the city towards the registry office. Employee of the registry office cordially shook hands of happy father, admired plump-cheeked little boy and stamped on the form. There was a record on the place, where child's father has to sign: Guseinov is illiterate...
In brief, it is a story of emergence of this document: “Statement of the birth No 1 of male child. Abdulla Guseinov. Poltoratsk. May 15, 1926”. It was this little boy, who was the hero of this article.
Now, he is almost 87 years old, but he looks much younger. Outstanding photographer of our country, veteran of Great Patriotic War, master, whose life is so full as his photographs, colorful frames - Abdulla Guseinov doesn't look a minute older than eighty.
His name is well-known in the art of photography as the names of Alty Karlyev in the cinema or Aman Kulmamedov in the theater. But if the mentioned names embody the different epochs, the name Abdullah Guseinov magnificently integrates different periods of Turkmen photography and photojournalism. Abdullah Guseinov – “living classic” of the Turkmen photography – walked with a heavy saddlebag on his shoulder along the dunes of Karakum desert, fields of different provinces, climbed the highest Kopetdag mountains, met the sunrise in the dust of Shagal, where it was started the construction of the present Seydi town, breathlessly took a picture of pupils with the teachers ... And in intervals between photography, he spoke with amateur photographers, organized exhibitions of his photographs, as front-line soldier, he took part in solemn events and meetings.
And therefore, everything done by A.Guseinov, going in full marching order to his ninetieth birthday, is one of the best pages in the history of the Turkmen photography. His photos have entered into golden fund of the national photography. The name of a great master, exacting artist, tireless chronicler Abdulla Guseinov is familiar to thousands of readers, who get used to see constantly on the pages of newspapers and magazines his reports, photographs - color and black-and-white, his little harsh, strict and at the same time, capacious and abstract style. Style – it is just the word, concept, which distinguishes the ordinary photojournalist, photographer from photo-master - artist, publicist, who has chosen the camera lens to express their views and feelings instead of brush and palette. It turns out that owing to camera lens, it is possible to see differently the world around us, the world in all its complexity, festivity and colors ... Of course, all these can be reproduced if a man, who got used to command the camera, is talented. Abdulla Guseinov is talented and diligent. He is able to find in the world around him the important one - not the best, but important and typical. Therefore, he – the chronicler of wide profile, who passed a hard school of war and left for future generations the unforgettable photos, which are of deep historical significance. Let us recall some of them.
For example, his famous photo “Cotton grower Tavus Ashirova”, which gained international fame in due time and received the award of the World Photo Exhibition “World Press Photo”, which was held in Holland in 1964.
A remarkable feature of the art photography is to impress and effect on mind and feelings simultaneously. A. Guseinov has created a lot of beautiful art photos. He walked many kilometers of quicksand to reach the place for shooting the pupils - children of shepherds, going to school through high dunes. Now, forty years later, this photo is really impressive, because this photo - specific and ordinary at first glance has become a symbol not only of will and tolerance, but it has become a symbol of the striving for learning, new life. It expresses the connection of human being with nature, their indissoluble unity. This picture was presented in 1973 at all-USSR Exhibition of art photography, where it won the bronze medal.
In every photo and each ordinary photograph, Abdulla Guseinov always rises to the great social generalization, high civicism and most importantly - personal involvement in things his camera is turned to. Having worked almost 40 years in photojournalism, he has published several thousands of photographs in various publications of the country and abroad.
to the photos of A.Guseinov, it is possible to trace impetuous history of the great economic and socio-cultural reformations in the country, formation of people-creators, their spiritual flourishing. His photos are a symbol of our days, because they are directed at the future.
A.Guseinov created such beautiful photo compositions and it seems that he has no more to do and want. And yet - the development has no boundaries! He has such a reserve of spiritual and physical strength, vitality and ability to understand the life, and there is no doubt that he will gladden us more than once with his excellent works, expressively reflecting our epoch.
