About me

My life path in photography

I’m Artem, I live and work in England now.

Usually, people write stories here in the style of “I became a photographer because one day I felt it was my calling, etc.” I had no such pathos. So it was in this way.

My first photos

During my first year at university, I was so tired of studying that when I came home for the New Year holidays, I immediately lay down in bed and fell asleep. But I didn’t sleep for long. My mom bought me a photography magazine. She said she liked the picture on the cover.

I opened the magazine, and a whole world of food photography unfolded before me. I don’t know how much water I used back then, but I enjoyed photographing fruits in the kitchen and the bathtub. It was in December 2008. After that, I covered events at the university and took photos of races, portraits of people, and so on.

Assistant to a wedding photographer and moving to Moscow

When I was a child, I loved taking my father’s Orion video camera, but cameras didn’t attract me. The photo with the cat was taken at a wedding where I was a lighting assistant for a popular wedding photographer in Novosibirsk (2012 year).

My journey as a commercial photographer began in 2014 when I moved from Novosibirsk to Moscow.

Not Depending on Inspiration

Some people wait for inspiration to take photos. But I don’t wait for it; I create inspiration myself through preparatory work. The more thorough I am in preparing for a shoot, the better the result will be.

A story about a Swiss knife

My grandparents gave me this Swiss knife. In my understanding, it personifies reliability. When I went to the Victorinox flagship store in Zurich, showed them my knife, and told them it was bought in Siberia 15 years ago, but unfortunately, I lost my tweezers, the store employee smilingly gave me 2 tweezers as a gift. It’s impressive. I try to adhere to a similar approach in my photo shoots.

Japanese Cars and Traveling – My Passion

To drop a couple of suitcases with clothes, sink into the leather seat of my Subaru, press the gas pedal to feel the pleasant acceleration, hear sound of the V6 engine, and sense the approaching adventures. Georgia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, England, Switzerland – so far, this is a shortlist of countries I’ve been to in my Outback.

The devil is in the details

In my travels, I meet different people. Different languages and mentalities make me analyze how people in other countries think. So far, I’ve understood this: there are cultural features and traditions, but the human essence is similar in all countries.

In my work, I always ask myself, “Why?” “What do I want to convey with my photos?” “Will anyone understand my idea?” Just beautiful pictures may not work; you need an idea and a concept.

My collaborations and photo competitions

Due to the coronavirus, I reconsidered my approach to work, paying more attention to pre-production, and doing post-production with retouchers. This allowed me to reach a qualitatively different level in my shoots.

I also started submitting my photos to photo contests. I took a picture of this Ford GT40 in York. The photo made it into THE TOP 100 – AUTO PHOTO AWARDS 2023.

Everything happens for the best

So, my brief biography has come to an end. But before I finish, I want to tell one more life story. Once I wanted to photograph a Bentley on the theater stage. I was inspired by the ballet “Swan Lake” by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. When I almost reached an agreement with everyone, everything unexpectedly went wrong. The official Bentley dealer in Russia refused to lend us a Bentley Continental GT, and the person from the theater changed his mind and didn’t allow me to take photos of the stage – the idea was falling apart before my eyes.

Fortunately, my friend found a person with a Bentley Turbo R, a true Englishman (he brought the car from England to Moscow). I found a stage in my hometown Novosibirsk, 3500 kilometers away from Moscow; my acquaintance works at the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre and is passionate about photography. My friend from the other end of Russia, from Kaliningrad, helped me with retouching. Some of my friends became the audience in the hall.​​​​​​​

It was a lyric. But in practice, I need to show my work experience as well. You can see my CV here.

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