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I was born and raised in the Republic of Abkhazia, a small country on the coast of the Black Sea. When I was seven, a civil war broke out. Although fortunate to have survived the long conflict, my family was utterly poor - we lost everything. We fled to Russia the same week the war ended. I still remember the small fishing boat we left on, and that awful storm that almost sunk our vessel. After another three years of poverty, we moved to the States - the land of plenty.

The tough childhood has taught me to be thankful for all that I have; and to be honest - I've been blessed with so many wonderful things. One such blessing is my job - I absolutely LOVE what I do.

There are so many aspects of being a photographer that I enjoy - being able to express myself artistically, working with amazing couples, attending gorgeous weddings, teaching others my skill, and most importantly - making people happy by capturing beautiful images of them. I love being a photographer.

There's one word that describes my approach to images - "Beauty". I believe that people are beautiful and my whole job is about understanding, finding, observing & capturing the beauty of every one of my clients. In fact, the first lesson at all my photography workshops is called "Philosophy of Beauty".

My name is Daniel Usenko. I am a photographer.

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12 Comments »

Aleksandr Shik: Wow... Awesome photo shoot... Good Job Daniel! (05.15.2010)
ilona: Wonderful images! Love this shoot :) (05.15.2010)
Alex Dzhumara: Daniel its a beautiful, clean, fresh, like always. Love it (05.15.2010)
Sasha: Very nice! (05.15.2010)
victor zerga: Love the last black and white shots, very nice! (05.16.2010)
Michael Movsyesov: Wow man, Just wow. You rocked it once again. Really like the colorfulness (05.16.2010)
jess: loooove! (05.17.2010)
Julia: Fremont?? Beautiful. (05.17.2010)
Andrey P: Breathtaking images as always. Oh yes REALLY loved those images where couple where laughing. Enjoying your images way too much:)! (05.17.2010)
Romeo: very cool!!! love it (05.23.2010)
Max Lopatin: Your KILLING it man! (05.24.2010)
Kevin Wrenn Photography: Way to go Daniel. This is a great set of images! (05.25.2010)