Few facts about myself: I'm a self-taught photographer specializing in photographing mountain landscapes. I do mostly black and white portraits of hills, rocks, and other forms of uneven landscapes. Sometimes I teach people how to photograph it better. My kind of photography is not popular even though I won quite a lot of awards. I don't like social media. I try not to follow current trends in search of likes and praise (but as a photographer, I still need to publish my photos on FB/IG - funny, huh?). I got my favorite quote that says a lot about the way I think about photography: "Want to see pretty images? Well, shoot them yourself" - Jerzy Piątek. That's exactly what I've been trying to do all my life. I like my images, you don't have to, but if you do - thanks! Appreciate it.

I always wanted to photograph the highest mountains, so I chose Everest first. During the planning phase, it turned out that Everest is a pretty ugly mountain. I didn't like it at all! I had to look elsewhere. Then I saw an image of Trango Towers by Doug Koufsky and was amazed. I instantly knew it was the place to go. When I saw the other summits on the way to K2 - I was awestruck. It is compared to nothing I have seen before. Extremely pointed peaks, and rugged lunar landscapes - I fell in love at the first sight. Even though the Trango Group was only one of the places I passed on my way to K2, it became my favorite place on the trek. Spending several days there was the best photography experience of my life. 5*, highly recommended!

I have another kid now, and it's more difficult to leave home for a 3-week photo expedition. But seriously - after visiting Pakistan twice, I felt a great need to explore Karakoram better. Before I paid my first visit there, I thought I wanted to see all of the beautiful places: New Zealand, Patagonia, the Himalayas, Iceland, etc. I realized I was wrong. What I wanted was just a quick road trip. What's the point of seeing everything if you can't stop for a long while and enjoy it? Now I believe it is more valuable to get to know one place well enough to be able to call it home. I'm sure I will be coming back till I have enough strength to face all the challenging aspects of a Karakoram expedition. I'm pretty sure I'll have quite a lot of time to do it. With the current development of new technologies, in my 60's I'll most probably be wearing a powerful exoskeleton to support my body. Or well... maybe I'll just become lazy and ask AI to do my job.

Nobody forces you to make your dreams a reality, but I guess it's worth the effort. If you're fit to do something challenging, you better do it before you won't be able to. 

I think you've heard enough, so let's see some images. Or wait - if you'd like to join me in Karakoram - feel free to shoot me an email, FB/IG DM, etc. Cheers!