Issue24 (part3) June 2017

Photographer Kirill Buryak
(San Francisco)
Winner of the month
Tell us something about yourself
I’m a published portrait, fashion, beauty and editorial photographer. I’m based in
San Francisco.
My publications have been on the covers of Surreal Beauty, Salyse, Promo, Sheeba,
and Alpha Fashion Magazine, as well as others. Some of my publications include:
Ellements , Institute, Elegant, Dark Beauty, Solis, Dreamingless, 7Hues, Scorpio Jin,
and Flawless magazines.
How and when did you get into photography?
I was born and raised in Ukraine where I first learned to appreciate film photography
in my family’s darkroom while developing B&W photographs with my father. I was
hooked! Since then my interests in photography have evolved over the years from
nature and landscapes, to multiple exposure and HDR, and now have firmly settled
on the fashion and beauty editorial photography.
What does photography mean to you?
With portraiture, my goal has always been to create striking images that grab your
attention and make you do a double-take.
Photography is similar to directing a movie, except the photographer is in the role of
a director, a screenwriter and a producer. Photographers must create a vision,
organize the project, assemble the creative team, design the art concept and, last
but not least, fund it. But it is the other collaborators (models, art designers, stylists,
H&MUAs) that bring the magic to the shot. Without them you would have a blank
canvas.
Please briefly describe your photography style for our readers.
My photographic style includes beauty portraits, studio and on-location fashion
editorials, ballet and dance photography, powder aerial dance.
Where do you get inspiration from?
I look at a lot of good fashion and beauty photography. I like to know what others
do, the current styles and trends. I follow over 200 fashion magazines.
Do you think you in advance what you want in the picture?
I plan my shoots by creating mood boards and collaborating with the stylists,
designers and MUAs to set out a vision and a plan for the shoot.
What has been the biggest source of inspiration in your work?
I love to get inspired by the photography masters, such as Paolo Roversi.
- 72 -