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

In the end, Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky’s work endures because it captures the essence of humanity in moments that would otherwise be lost to time. Through his lens, the landscapes, traditions, and people of a vanished world come alive once again. His photographs not only preserve history but enrich it, offering a vivid window into a past that continues to shape the present.