Artist statement

My photography is a contemplation of nature in its variability, immensity and ephemerality. Light and color inspire me to experiment and search for special moments. My goal is to create images that do not simply show nature, but make you think about its transience, uniqueness, mystery and fleeting moments. I want the viewer to feel this silence, light and breath of time in every frame.

The series "Another Planet" was taken in cape Opuk and Koyashskoye salt lake, located on the Black Sea coast of the Kerch Peninsula in Crimea. The photographs were taken during the summer of 2020, at different times of the day. The beautiful water in the lake has the particularity to change color, depending on the light, time of day, season, due to the presence of microscopic pink-colored algae living in the water. When the water evaporates, the salt in the lake crystallizes on the stones and the shores, producing crystal stones and the scent of the viola. The uniqueness of the lake is that it always looks different. In this place you can feel like on another planet. ​