Merry Xmas and Happy New 2013!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to to all my dear colleagues, friends and customers! May all your wishes come true in 2013. Hope you have a wonderful time with your family! See you in the new year!!!

TV program about Azerbaijan photographers

Happy to be featured in AzTV's (a local TV station) documentary about Azerbaijan photographers together with +Mirnaib Hasanoglu, Vugar Ibadov, Mushfig Mehdibeyli and other great photographers. Here is the online version. Enjoy!

My photography Bucket list

I was thinking about the things that would be cool to shoot, but never thought of making a list. I decided to make my own "Photography Bucket List" so started one today. Lots of things on my list is pretty basic, common stuff, but I am sure after some time it is going to grow into something big and very interesting.

Here are few things that I would like to start with. I am going to update this list periodically.

1. Make a photo essay about Cuba
2. Shoot Angkor Wat Cambodia 
3. Buddhist temple and monks 
4. Machu Picchu Peru
5. Make a photography book
6. Personal exhibition 
7. ------

What is on your bucket list? Leave your comments and suggestions here or on Google Plus. Thanks for stopping by!

Studio photography workshop with Rauf Karimov

I had an awesome opportunity to attended the master classes of well known photographer Rauf Karimov in Baku on Sunday  It was very valuable! The class was fabulous, fun and very informative in away anyone could understand. Here are some photos from this workshop. We had a blast! Thanks Rauf for the great experience!

...and here are some behind the scenes photos. 

City Challenge Baku Highlights

I have got an assignment from one of the European agencies to shoot a City Challenge Baku 2012 races. I have never shot car races before, so shooting this event was also a personal challenge for me to some extend. 

It was 3 days of exciting entertainment, breathtaking city races and lots of fun. The numerous spectators on the packed grandstands got to see plenty of action with a pair of GT qualifying sessions and two GT sprint races plus a qualifying session for the Gymkhana City Drift series and a sprint race for the Classic Grand Prix with historic Formula 1 and other powerful single-seater machines. 

Ferrari with broken tire

RWT Racing Team Corvette Z.RO6 crash

RWT Racing Team Corvette Z.RO6 crash

Hartmut Beyer - City Challenge CEO (L), Wilma Elles - Actress (M), Rick Yune - Actor (R)

 

Wilma Elles - Formula 1 ride

Winners CIty Challenge GT Baku: Hexis McLaren Fred Makowiecki, Stef Dusseldorp