Alexander D. Grinberg (1885-1979) is one of Russia's most respected photographers of the twentieth century. Born in the late nineteenth century, and having lived ninety-four years, experienced the Russian revolution, civil war, two world wars, the Stalinist repression, along with many fluctuations in the political and cultural history Soviet. Grinberg child and showed a strong attraction to photography, making his first shot with just ten years. 
At the age of twenty-two, was an active member of Russian society photography, which became a major creative force. In 1908 he was awarded the silver medal in the exhibition of photographs of Moscow and all Russia in the gold medal in the international photo-exhibition in Dresden, which marked the recognition of their talent at international level. 
Grinberg was invited in 1914 working on the film studio in Moscow Khanzhankov. Became the head of the sections of cinema advertising, and quickly established the process for mass distribution would begin his film career here. He was at work behind the camera in several studies. In 1920 "because as a cinematic experience led him to become an instructor in the state technical school of filmmaking, where he began his association with Sergey Eisenstein.Su prestige was rising over the decade from 1920 to 1929 when, the storm of the Cultural Revolution of the "old school" of Soviet photography was criticized as "depraved" Grinberg and disgraced. 
The new cultural policy dictated that any eroticism in art forms was a remnant of bourgeois leisure, and inappropriate for Soviet society, raising a storm of criticism and causing waves of demonstrations by photographers brave to come to the defense of this teacher. Consequently, for his vision "unorthodox" of photography was arrested and sentenced to a labor camp for distribution of pornography. In 1939 he was paroled early for good behavior and industry, but by the time of his release that he had definitely lost its sense of smell. Returned to work as a photographer for a variety of institutions such as museums and photography teacher. 
His early works were not destroyed as had happened often because his older brother managed to hide the negatives for many years. During World War II he worked to preserve and restore rare photographic archives.
After the war he worked for model homes, and took photos for fashion designers of the time. Alexander Grinberg and
therefore devoted his life to his greatest passions: photography, who never left or the most difficult of circumstances.
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