Anastasiya Balaban
Moscow, Russia
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Moscow, Russia in 1982. I started taking pictures at an early age (10-11) on my father's camera, a film Zenit. I obtained bachelor’s degree in psychology and master’s degree in economics and crisis management. I’ve always had an interest in photography and arts, but it became my job only around 2009. In 2021, I made my debut as a film director and made a first short film. I do fine art photography. In my opinion, art is a reflection of the world. I see the World and I pass everything through myself. In the end, some kind of “collaboration” of me, my views, values, beliefs, and of the World is born. I am interested in making projects on topics that concern me personally because I want to understand everything I do deeply. It is important to hook the viewer, to make an eye-catching picture. My mission is to encourage the viewers to think, perceive, reflect, feel, experience, react, empathise, to get aesthetic pleasure and to see their feedback. Their reaction itself is the most important for me, rather than its positive or negative sign.
