PREMIER PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO IN BOSTON AREA, CAPE COD AND BEYOND

My path to a career in photography was anything but conventional. Born and raised in the Soviet Union, I  believed that my future was clear—I was going into the “family business,” pursuing a career in physics. However, even before I finished graduate school, I knew that although I loved physics, I was not a scientist.  This realization marked my first major career crossroads.

It was the early 1990s, a tumultuous period after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but Russia was overflowing with opportunities for young, educated, and ambitious risk-takers. I founded a high-tech company, which I successfully led for 15 years. However, when my business partner offered to buy me out, I jumped at the opportunity to take my career in a creative path.

I immersed myself in art history, studied photography, and worked as an assistant to a world-class photographer. As soon as I felt ready, I opened my own photography studio specializing in fashion photography.

By 2012, as Russia’s political climate deteriorated, I realized that our family did not have a future in the “new Russia” so my wife and I made the difficult decision to leave. 

Once in the US, I continued to pursue my passion for photography and in 2014, I founded Mind On Photography, a boutique studio specializing in wedding photography, professional headshots, and family portraits.