I was born in Estonia on 10.10.1976. I graduated from secondary school in 1993. I started studies of architecture in the Tallinn Technical University, but never finished them, as I moved to Helsinki in 1995. I became interested in photography during those times.

In Helsinki I studied in the Helsinki City College of Technology (Heltech), in its Audio Visual and Media department. I graduated from there in 2004 as a photographer.

I take both analogical and digital pictures, but most of all I like black and white pictures, which I process myself.

My mother tongue is Russian, I also speak Finnish, Estonian and English. My hobby is reading, especially I like the Russian classics from the 19th century.