Blue Juniper - Limited Edition of 10 Photograph

I was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. My interest in photography arose because of my father - he was fond of it as a hobby. When I was 18, he asked me if I was interested in doing photography, and when I answered "Yes" he gave me his old Zenit camera and said that this is the best way to start. So this is how my journey into photography began. I love film photography. I shoot digital as well, but for the last 2 years I've been shooting on film using multiple exposure method, and for me THIS IS REAL MAGIC. My film works are about strong memory energy of our environment and its connection with people. For example, cotton and natural flowers symbolize the memory of the plant's life cycle, corals and shells are associated with the memory of the sea, and minerals carry the memory of rocks. This is the memory of the world, linking together the present and the past. This is the connection that makes us who we are now. And what about my digital "Private Garden" series? With the help of my vision, I've created a whole garden of unusual, even cosmic, plants that cannot be found in nature. And I still fill it with new flowers, putting my soul into every picture.