Through Three Lenses: The Visionary Who Captured an Empire in Color

Today, Prokudin-Gorsky’s photographs serve as more than artistic achievements; they function as historical artifacts of extraordinary significance. They provide insight into daily life, architecture, environmental conditions, and cultural practices during a period of intense global and regional transformation. Historians often rely on his images to study clothing styles, agricultural techniques, urban development, and the social structures of pre-revolutionary Russia.