About

About me I was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, in 1977. When I was 10 years old, my father gave me a “Zenit” camera as a present. That is when my photography journey begun. Even at that early age I was fascinated with the magic of the visual world the camera was capturing. In 2008 I started my personal projects which were fortunately very successful. I credit this success to my vision and approach to work. For me, a photographer also has to be an artist, a director, a playwriter and even a storyteller. I shoot with film, mostly in black and white. I feel that using monochrome film allows me to see “the main thing” of the image without looking too much into the shadows. The contrast and grain of the black & white film gives the image a harsh character with “flavor” that psychologically affects the viewer. Moreover, black & white photographs help to express a photographer’s vision in a brighter and clearer way without emotional distraction by color.