First, as a child, I disassembled my father's camera to see how it actually worked. Much later, similar to any kid in the late 90s, I became a "photographer," capturing images of family gatherings with a film point-and-shoot camera.
In 2007, when I was a PhD student in St. Petersburg, Russia, I realized that I was spending too much time in front of the screen and turned to photography once again. Hoping to grasp how photography truly functions, I enrolled in several classes on photo composition, darkroom printing, and art history. It was at that moment I understood that photography is not just an occasional hobby but my way of perceiving the world.
These days, I work as a full-time software engineer and a part-time photographer. I capture everything that excites or bothers me in some way — often, it's the people and the city, or the people within the city. I firmly believe that each person is interesting and has a story to tell, and I strive to showcase this through my photographs.
By now, I have completed several photography projects (both street and journalistic), participated in numerous photographic contests, and held successful exhibitions in the US, France, and Russia.
Feel free to reach out to me here or through my social media if you have any inquiries.
