"Semyon Mikhailovich Morgenstern (pseudonym Mishin) was born January 10, 1922 in Moscow. Graduated from the famous school-commune Narcompros N32 behalf Lepeshinskiy. At an early age became interested in photography, and this passion determined his fate. Early life of S.M. Morgenstern coincided with the war years. In the Great Patriotic war of 1941-1945., he worked as a freelance photojournalist newspaper "Red Star".
After the war, S.M. Morgenstern continued to work in the Soviet press. His photographs have been published in various periodicals, from factory to factory newspapers and magazines Union significance. As experience the photographer has formed a recognizable "mishinsky" handwriting, a special "confidential tone" in the mapping of events and characters…
One of the main topics Morgenstern and photographer has always remained Moscow with all its troubles and joys. Compiled those fotoletopis Moscow today is a unique object of cultural and historical significance.
S.M. Morgenstern died driving a car June 29, 1991 on the way to the studio. "
