When it comes to “ likes ” and “ followers ”, however , Levchenko makes no real effort to promote himself . The main reason being ? “ I don ’ t create for other people , I create for myself . Yes , I do work for money , but I do it for my pleasure too . If someone enjoys my work and hits “ like ” then that ’ s great , but if not , that ’ s okay too ,” said Levchenko .
Over time , Levchenko ’ s practice has greatly changed , his filter of perception has widened and he now sees much more deeply into the details of an image - which begs him to pay close attention to every detail in his own work . He finds that this need for perfectionism is not always helpful in life and can be irritating to those around him , as well as himself . Of it , he said , “ Sometimes , I have an image in my mind , and I ’ ll try to duplicate it in real world with the skills and tools I have , and in the end , the result may not be as good as it was in my head .”
Regardless of what he may think of his own work , whatever was in Levchenko ’ s head in creating his images , we found him to be more than capable of producing them in exquisite form - he did win our Worldwide Cover Contest after all ! Levchenko parted with some words of wisdom : “ Follow your dreams , it may not be easy , it may even be a path of much pain . But , if you give up , you ’ ll end up living the life of someone else , and you will never know who you truly are . The decision is yours !”