Cancun 2010

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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This post is the most overdue ever! Back in the fall of 2010 I visited Cancun to teach photography workshops and enjoy a little warmth. Although I took a bunch of pictures, I could never get to the editing…until now. Big thanks to everyone who attended, especially Victor, William, Dorota and Pamela. Enjoy

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Andrey Perepelits: this is so so nice! like way too nice (04.08.2011)
Julia M: The starry photo and the one right about it are pure gold. What have you been up to that you just got around to these photos?! (04.08.2011)
Alla: Beautiful! (04.08.2011)
Max Lopatin: Dzang very nice (04.08.2011)
Sasha: Nu vasheee! (04.09.2011)
Víctor Herrera: Thank you for your time, we really miss you We want to see you soon (04.09.2011)
Yana K: Wow, dude I dont remember seeing like any of these pictures when you came back and showed some. They are REALLY NICE! Love the sky scene, iguana, tree shot,, all of it! (04.09.2011)
Mark: Love this, Keep it up bro. (04.09.2011)
Oksana: Checked my facebook on my phone and found this post. Torture trying to look at the pictures from a tiny screen. Finally got home...and again, very nice shots. Bright and fun :) Well Done! (04.09.2011)
Michael: Radness! (04.09.2011)
Chelsea Patricia: Holy cow--SOOO lovely! I wanna go there! :) (04.11.2011)
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