Wendy & Paul

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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Wedding coordinator: Michelle Engvall of “Married With Michelle”

12 Comments »

Jenny J: damn, you're good. (08.13.2010)
Yana K: Again, fascinated with the crisp detail shots! so nice. You seemed to do a lot of b&w with this wedding too! mixing things up, that's cool! (08.13.2010)
Michael Movsyesov: Taking it to the next level as always bro. I love all the b&w candids of guests as well as some of the reception candids toward the end. The shot of the bride looking out the car window is badass too. (08.13.2010)
mikhail: crispy and delicious- great shots my friend! (08.13.2010)
kae: oh so beautiful, daniel (!!!) your photographs just keep getting better and better. i adore the one of the couple dancing. (08.13.2010)
alina: beautiful wedding. amazing shots. love the fact that you took so many of the guests. last picture is awesome too. (08.13.2010)
jenniferjc: Oh my oh my oh my, Im just sitting here with my mouth open at these shots... Daniel they are sublime!!! (08.13.2010)
Irene: I want to eat those marbles!!! (08.13.2010)
s h e r r y: The light in the first few portraits is just to die for <3 These images are just gorgeous. (08.14.2010)
Julia: Awesome job getting the ceremony shots in front of that sunset! I know that must have been a challenge to photograph. (08.16.2010)
Yuriy: Your black and whites are sick. Awesome job on the details. (08.18.2010)
Sasha: vAry nice! :) Great set bro! (08.18.2010)