Dimitri Ermakov (1846-1916) was a photographer known for his series of the Caucasian photographs. Ermakov was born in Tiflis/Tbilisi in Georgia. After graduating from the military topographic academy in Ananuri he opened his own photographic studio. As an adult, he operated photographic businesses in Tiflis. By the end of the 1870s he was a renowned photographer. He won awards in Moscow, Italy, Turkey and Persia. Participated in several archaeological expeditions in the Caucasus, leaving a series of unique photographs.
