“Coming alive can have a different
meaning for different people, but
for me, it meant taking the journey
of a lifetime from cold Russia to
sunny India and finding more
than I ever expected – myself.”
“Born in Saint Petersburg in
1988, from my younger days I
was driven by imagination in
everything I did. A successful art
graduate, I have always been
involved in the Arts, whether
it was dancing, acting in school
theatre or performing for my
family and friends—it was always
about the emotions and flights of
inspiration.”
“I started painting when I was
a child. My parents quickly
recognized it as something that
could provide me with a future
career, and rushed to enroll me in
the Saint Petersburg School of Arts
No.1. The moment they did, I lost
interest in painting. Freedom of
expression in whatever I do has
always been the most important
source of inspiration for me, but
when I had to paint or create
something I was told to, my desire
to do anything started to fade. I
guess with the way I was jumping
from one interest to another, my
parents thought I’d end up jobless
and aimless in life. It all changed
for me when I took a camera in my
hands for the first time.”
“I started in portraiture
and fashion, working as a
freelancer for 3 years, and was
quite successful, but I didn’t
immediately realize it was my
calling. It was more of a process,
journey. Sometimes, you can
never understand how much
something means to you till you
lose it.”
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