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About My Photography

In general, stories about oneself take on the quality of boring autobiographical recollections or of a simple resume of achievements. In earnest, I hope that this webpage does not turn out like the others. Born the son of a photographer, I have my father to thank for instilling in me a deep-rooted feeling of love toward life, beauty and photography. He also taught me how to share these emotions with other people. He gave me my first camera when I was just 8 years old and showed me the basic techniques. I spent countless hours perusing the pages of illustrated books and photo magazines in his library, which inspired me to experiment with the camera. My initial knowledge of photography came from these early trials. Since those early days, I have always been more concerned with the creative side of photography than the technical side. My sense of the composition developed from the study of photographs that I collected. Early in my career as a photographer, I was influenced by such renown masters as Alfred Eisenstaedt, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Elliott Erwitt. As a young aspiring photographer, I wanted to be as good as Erwitt. I loved the sense of humor in his pictures and felt an affinity toward his work, because like me he was also the son of Russian parents. As I matured, I began to enjoy the fashion photography of William Klein, Frank Horvat and Helmut Newton. The influence of these photographers molded my style that combines early fashion photography with street photography.

I have always believed that a good photographer is like a writer. Each photograph is like a story, only written with light instead of ink. With my photographs, I aspire to make people think, imagine and reflect. Photography is my life - it is beauty, sensuality and love. It is not a means of generating income. This is the reason I do not respect photographers who define their style of "wedding photography" as photojournalism. Similarly, I disdain those who call photography "artography" and "photoart" or refer to a photographer as an "artist." What do I like? - I love to look at the world around us through the lens of my camera, to capture forever the most joyous sacred moments of life, and most of all, I love to look at smiling and happy faces. Thank you for your interest in Dom Foto and in my Fotography.

Yours truly,
Aliaks Klyshevich

About Aliaks

Aliaks Klyshevich was born in the town of Rozhanka, Belarus. He first stepped into the darkroom at the age of 8, inspired at such an early age by his father, himself a photographer and owner of a photo studio. By his early teens, Aliaks' photographs had already begun to take on a distinct character and at age 14 earned him a third prize in a National Photography Contest, where he competed against much older and more experienced photographers. By age 15, Aliaks began working part-time as a freelance photojournalist and later also taught classes in photography to other aspiring photographers.

Aliaks holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science and a Master of Science (MS) in Physics. He also earned an Associate degree in Film, Photography and Computer Art.

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Photography Achievements

During Aliaks' career, his work has received many awards and professional accolades. It has been reproduced in numerous books and magazines. One of his latest works - a beautiful panoramic view of the Horseshoe Falls (Niagara Falls, Ontario) appeared in the April 2005 issue of Popular Photography Magazine, as first place winner of a magazine sponsored contest.