June 2011. Sunday. The  Prix de Diane race. Out of the crowd a man jumps out with a camera and starts shooting photographs of racing horses just in front of them. The photographer represented several press agencies. After the incident the accreditation of the photographer was revoked. The photographer was Alexey Shtorkh. You can see the photo which since then had became famously called “The Prix de Diane Race.”

Alexey Shtorkh was born in 1937 in Russia and died in 2014. Over 60 years his life was devoted to horses - first as a child worked as a professional jockey, then became a coach, and later, as a photographer.

Alexey Shtorkh was one of the authors of the book “Golden Horse: The Legendary Akhal-Teke”

​Hailing from Central Asia, the Akhal Teke is a horse breed known for its speed, intelligence and shimmering metallic coat. Prized for its athleticism and endurance, the Akhal Teke was the mount of warriors, from Alexander the Great to Ghengis Khan.

Aleksey Shtorkh, who contributed documentary photography, began photographing the Akhal Teke in the 1960s.

Some of his photographs are located in museums and private collections in Belgium, Germany, France and Italy.

Publications:
"Golden Horse: The Legendary Akhal-Teke"​
by Aleksandr Klimuk (Photographs)
Artur Baboev (Photographs)
Aleksey Shtorkh (Photographs)