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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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Vita & Daniel: Wedding

posted in Weddings | 7 Comments »

7 Comments »

Mark Fenin: Dan, Great job yet again! Keep up the good work! (08.27.2011)
Eugene: Awesome set! The entire wedding looked like a lot of fun! Great job man! (08.27.2011)
ilona joy: I LOVE the large white parrot! Fabulous job, beautiful couple (08.27.2011)
los mikhailos: aweeesome, lovely! (08.27.2011)
Julia Manchik: Lovely. Where did the parrot come from? (08.28.2011)
Yuliya M.: Fun, bright and colorful, in other words . . . a classic Daniel wedding. Love the row boat shot, would love to see more of those. (08.30.2011)
Becca: I saw this couple at a wedding 2 weeks ago! No WONDER they looked so familiar! Gorgeous couple and lovely photos! Keep it up! (05.17.2012)

Alina & Vitaliy: Engagement

posted in Engagements | 10 Comments »

Wonderful session styled by Julia Nesterenko.

10 Comments »

Yana K: Yeah you got way too many engagement shoots lately! Julia did an incredible job styling this shoot!!! (08.18.2011)
Anastasia Marie: AWESOME! Can't believe this girl is styling for my shoot. It's going to be incredible! (08.18.2011)
Dina Chmut: amazing shoot Daniel! Love ur colors (08.18.2011)
Aleksandr Shik: Just amazing... no other words. (08.18.2011)
Kasey Loftin: This is one happy looking couple! Great work. (08.19.2011)
VZ: Super HD man.. they should make a camera that produces pictures like these on default settings.. Good stuff! (08.19.2011)
Eleanor Petry: Wow. Love these! Props to Julia for Styling. Couple looks super good too. (08.19.2011)
Eugene Michel: the second to last. oh my. (08.19.2011)
Vitaly Vitorsky: Great photos man, Thy name is Daniel. (09.06.2011)
elijah: wonderful models (09.06.2011)

Bess & Jerel: Engagement

posted in Engagements | 7 Comments »

7 Comments »

Sasha: Boom shaka laka! beautiful work my friend! (08.18.2011)
Anastasia Marie: Love fields. Third picture down is so sweet! (08.18.2011)
Michael: Beautiful colors as always Daniel. Nice work! (08.18.2011)
Eleanor Petry: Nice set Dan! I am in love with the one where he's holding her up and she has her hand in is hair. Beautiful unique capture. You're amazing! (08.18.2011)
Alex Dzhumara: Awesome like always. Direct sunlight shots are beauty (08.18.2011)
Eugene: Awesome shots! Love the warmth (08.18.2011)
Yana K: Picture #4 is quite lovely. would make a pretty canvas or acryllic print! (08.18.2011)