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Hello and Welcome to my site!
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I am photographer based in Brooklyn, New York.
I was born in Ukraine, since 1989 I live in the United States.
Currently
I'm doing Black and White Fine Art Photography
projects. I've chosen black & white because it allows me to
concentrate on building balanced and rhythmical compositions without distraction
of color. Nice feature of black and white photography is
that it leaves a lot to imagination. Objects in black and
white pictures look very different than in life making it
easier to turn photograph into piece of fine art. And also I
like black & white photographs.
My favorite photographers
are Henri Cartier-Bresson and Andre Kertesz. These
photographers considered "geometry" to be of the most
importance in the picture. Under "geometry" they meant
visual composition of the image that creates additional
content in the image.
I consider myself to be follower
of Russian photographer and writer Alexander Lapin who wrote
bestselling in Russia book "Photography as...". In this
book he analyses works of Cartier-Bresson, Kertesz and
others and discusses in all details composition techniques that
make their photographs so great. Following his ideas I
consider my photography to be study of transformation of 3-dimensional space
around us into 2-dimensional space of flat photographs
that creates new connections, juxtapositions, new content.
My photographs make good gifts - whether black and
white or color photographs. I keep my prices very low by
doing all printing, matting and framing myself and buying all supplies
from the warehouse. And with prices being so low I still
deliver archival quality printing and framing by using high
quality materials.
You can read more about me and my work
and about Mr. Lapin's book in my blog.
 This
website also contains my color photographs taken in 2002-2007: landscapes, animals, still life and modeled images.
Here you can find info about my favorite places to take
pictures, Photoshop tricks, tips how to make better
pictures.
This site is work in progress, so please come back to visit
again.
I work to enable PayPal payments on this website, if you
don't see "Add to cart" button on the page with the picture
you want to buy please contact me through "Contact Us" form.
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Exhibits
September – October 2009
Group exhibit
"Brooklyn Utopias" at The Old Stone House,
Brooklyn, NY
October 2009 – January 2010
Group exhibit
"Brooklyn Utopias" at Brooklyn Historical
Society, Brooklyn, NY
September 2009
"I
dream of flying" is selected for
exhibit "Art after 9/11" at
Kumono gallery, Brooklyn, NY dates:
09/04/2009-09/12/2009
November-December 2009
Two of my works are selected by jury
for Art Ability Exhibition at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital - "Waiting
for spring" and "Swings"
June 2009
Took part in
Windows Brooklyn
art exhibit,
pictures displayed at 165
Smith street, Brooklyn, NY
April - May 2009.
Solo exhibit "New York in Black
and White".
Location:
Jefferson Market Branch New
York public library, 425 6th ave (at 10th street), second floor
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2004
Winner of annual competition held by Ridgewood camera
club, 1st place for
this
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Please read more in my
Blog.
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