Beginning of a Career

职业生涯的开始

Once upon a time in my youth, back in my school days, I attended a photography school. It was the mid-1980s, and I had an old Zenith film camera. I shot on black and white film, developed it myself, and then printed the photos at night in a room lit with red light. It was then that I took my first steps in mastering photography. But, as is often the case with energetic children, my passion was short-lived.

Later, at the age of 18, I returned to photography again. This time I shot on color film, and the photos were developed and printed in a Fujifilm store. It was then that I had my first attempts at creating Nude photographs of my girlfriends. The process was both fun and full of emotion. However, my limited student budget held me back: film and printing photos were not cheap.

Around 2008, when I saw that DSLRs were finally starting to provide decent-quality images, I bought my first digital camera, a NIKON D3100. From that moment on, my seriousness and realization of my passion for photography began.

Like many young men, I liked women. And even more – beautiful photos with them. But 99% of Nude photos that I saw on the Internet seemed to me boring, devoid of mood, and sometimes vulgar. I, on the other hand, had a completely different idea of pure and natural female beauty. With great enthusiasm I started to experiment: to photograph my friends in different images and locations, to study the works of leading photographers, to understand the subtleties of working in Photoshop, and much more. Of course, my first pictures looked naive and primitive. But with experience and observation, my own recognizable style began to form. It finally took shape around 2010.

By that time my works published on the Internet began to attract attention, gain popularity and even become viral.

After a lot of trials and experiments, I realized that I am closest to the genre of domestic erotica. It creates the illusion that you're casually peeking at a model who doesn't notice you. Natural poses, everyday comfortable clothes, and no bright makeup – that's what I find most appealing. Of course, I sometimes experiment by shooting in other styles: in beautiful lingerie, and in expensive photo studios. However, my favorite style, which has remained unchanged for more than 10 years, is genuine naturalness conveyed through the lens.