▁the ▁Gram my ▁Museum ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁world ▁television ▁premi ere ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁P BS ▁network . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁photograph er , ▁N amin ▁has ▁been ▁long ▁recognized ▁in ▁Russia ▁and ▁beyond ▁its ▁borders . ▁The ▁State ▁Russian ▁Museum ▁published ▁his ▁first ▁album ▁of ▁photograph s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁recently ▁completed ▁fifteen - year ▁photo ▁project ▁The ▁Magic ▁of ▁Ven us ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁phenomen on ▁of ▁child b irth . ▁ ▁N amin ▁has ▁been ▁painting ▁and ▁drawing ▁profession ally ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁fifteen ▁years , ▁exhib iting ▁his ▁works ▁in ▁various ▁museum s ▁and ▁gall eries ▁in ▁Russia . ▁In ▁recent ▁years ▁he ' s ▁created ▁the ▁portrait ▁series ▁Inside ▁Out ▁and ▁series ▁of ▁works ▁devoted ▁to ▁Italy , ▁Armen ia ▁and ▁Jerusalem . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁N amin ▁became ▁an ▁honor ary ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁Academy ▁presented ▁his ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁Inside ▁Out ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁his ▁ 6 5 th ▁birth day . ▁ ▁The ▁Early ▁Years ▁ ▁St as ▁N amin ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Soviet ▁politician ▁An ast as ▁M iko yan . ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁early ▁child hood ▁years ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁on ▁military ▁bases , ▁as ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁air ▁force ▁pilot , ▁a ▁veter an ▁of