Victor’s Swans in Nat Geo

swan feedingDuring the Blue Lake Awareness Project we made a unique series of underwater photos with swans. It turns that nobody before us did this. Our photos became more and more popular in the world, and one of ‘swan photos’ entered Final in BBC’s Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 competition in category ‘Birds’.

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Belugas: Northern Mermaids – NG piece

White Whale (beluga)One more publication in National Geographic Magazine

There are not too many legends about white whales in this part of the world. People say that St Zosimus, the founder of the Solovetsky Monastery, sailed to the island on a beluga’s back. There is also a legend that speaks of sailors, out at sea for many months, would become mad and would see belugas as beautiful naked women. Here, specifically, began the myth of mermaids.

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PHOTOFORUM 2012 (Moscow, 12-15 April 2012)

We participated in PHOTOFORUM 2012 – the largest exposition in Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS countries which shows the latest achievements in the field of imaging business. It is held within Consumer Electronics & PHOTO Expo-2012.

We were included to Photosalon “World Photography Stars” by National Geographic Russia and had our own exhibition:

Photoforum 2012

During PHOTOFORUM 2012 Victor had his master-class “Extreme underwater photography”.  Victor told to his listeners about challenges of underwater photoshooting, principles of underwater photography and special equipment, and principles of work with it.  http://www.nat-geo.ru/news/877

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