ABOUT ME

ALENA BORN IN RUSSIA IN 1994 IN A AVERAGE RUSSIAN FAMILY AND HARD TIMES FOR HER COUNTRY. SINCE 3 YEARS OLD SHE STARTED PLAY WITH CAMERAS AND MAKING PHOTOS. FIRST HER PHOTO WAS WITH HER GRANDFATHER ON IT.

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SHE GRADUATED FROM MOSCOW ART COLLEGE WITH A DIPLOM OF INTERIOR DESIGNER IN 2014. SHE STUDIED THERE COMPOSITION, COLOURS AND HISTORY OF ART AS WELL. WILE STUDIYING IN COLLEGE AND AFTER THAT SHE WAS WORKING AS A MODEL FOR 6 YEARS AND MET MANY GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS AND STUDIED A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THEM AS THEIR STUDENT. AFTER COLLEGE SHE WAS WORKING IN BIG PHOTOSTUDIO AS A MANAGER, ORGANIZED MANY SHOOTINGS AND BIG PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVALS IN MOSCOW.  THEN SHE MOVED TO ISTANBUL IN 2020 AND FINALLY FOCUSED ON MAKING A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER CAREER.