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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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Samantha & Gideon – NYC Engagement Session

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Mikhail Glabets: SUPER rad session! lovely! (05.11.2012)
Yana: Beautiful happy people, love it! (05.11.2012)
Samantha I.: THANK YOU SO MUCH Daniel!!! We love love love these, and we can't wait for next weekend!! You're the best! (05.11.2012)
Angela: These are great! (05.11.2012)
Anastasia Marie: Gotta love New York! Love these. (05.11.2012)
Erin Schol: These are so absolutely beautiful!! Really captures your love and how much you enjoy each other. Sam you need to be a model!!! seriously you and your sister are the most beautiful people I've ever met. Congrats to you and Gideon! (05.12.2012)

Pheany & TC : Engagement

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Michael: Such a beautiful session! The couple is gorgeous and the light is magical. What else can you ask for?? (05.08.2012)
Julia Manchik: Love the shot from above where they're running across the street!! Well planned. Also, she totally chose the right dress for this shoot. It's gorgeous in the light! (05.08.2012)
Yana K: Love these :) Great dress choices for sure! makes this shoot all the more beautiful. (05.08.2012)

Nicole & Ted : Engagement

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Sasha: Perfect use of negative space on the 2nd photo! (05.05.2012)
Anastasia Marie: Love the setting in each of these photos. So serene! (05.05.2012)
Yana K: I can't believe that's the arboretum! You make it look so magical when I know that the arboretum can just look busy and green (from my shooting experience there). But the 2nd to last photos look so pretty! Oh and congrats to the happy couple!!! (05.05.2012)
Rodrigo D.: Lovely pictures! Daniel, you appear in one picture... well it's not you, but your shadow (I believe). So keep an eye on that ;) (05.10.2012)