Vita & Daniel : Engagement

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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24 Comments »

vita borishkevich: I to be the first 1 to post on your post :-) they elect awesome! Thank you so much :-) you totally captured "us" (04.28.2011)
olga m: lovin all the smiles and laughing in this one :) (04.28.2011)
Sasha: boom! i like! (04.28.2011)
Chelsea Patricia: JUST gorgeous! I would SO hang that second shot (focus on the branch) on my living room wall if I were them! (04.28.2011)
zerga: Nice set man. Love the first shot especially... (04.28.2011)
Rachel Nickel: Pure Awesomeness. Love the happiness! (04.28.2011)
Max Lopatin: Dude tons of awesome shots!! (04.28.2011)
Irina: wonderful :) they're so cute. (04.28.2011)
Eugene: Very nice daniel! Beautiful (04.28.2011)
Andrey Ruzhin: nice capturing Dan! this couple is full of joy! (04.28.2011)
Emik: These are great! Good colors and raw expressions.... (04.28.2011)
Alesya: You're a genius. In love with these images, so colorful and so happy. Wow (04.28.2011)
Victor Herrera: Muy buenas :) (04.28.2011)
Daniel Kadylak: You captured us as we are. We're blessed to have you photographing our wedding. (04.28.2011)
Vitalina: I love the last shot!!! and the one in the cafe! their face expressions are awesome! Awesome work Daniel!!! (04.28.2011)
Michael: Super nice shoot man. Very cool couple. The bw window shot is awesome. (04.28.2011)
Tanya T.: such a happy beautiful couple! awesome work! (04.28.2011)
pamela B C: AWESOMEEE! (04.29.2011)
Julia M: So much laughter from these two! This set is so real and lovely. I'm so excited for Vita & Daniel! And that shot of the branch is magical. Was it intentional or an accident that turned out to be golden? (04.29.2011)
Brandie: This couple is so cute! She has a great smile. Can't wait to see what you do for there wedding! working with Daniel is a breath of fresh air and it shows in this shoot! (05.03.2011)
Fer Juaristi: dude, I just love your vision, awesome clicks. (05.04.2011)
s h e r r y: These are so adorable!! :) (05.06.2011)
Linnea: Such happy photos. I LOVE these :o) (06.07.2011)
Photographers Barrie: Looks like so much fun!! Great creative shots, love the laughs! (04.30.2012)