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Ivan Makarov's photostream
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I do not photograph because I see. I see because I photograph.
I was tired and burnt out during my last year of college. I found I gain much strength, energy, and balance in my life when I spent time outdoors communicating with nature. While outside, I wanted to capture my feelings and preserve memories, so I picked up a camera, and found something that I always felt was missing in my life – a creative outlet and a way to express myself in ways other than using words. All of a sudden there was a World out there I have never noticed, shapes I overlooked, a powerful Universe I never took time to explore and understand. I realized I am just begin to see to see and understand this beautiful planet and its inhabitants. Once I bought my first camera, I could not put it down.
My favorite subjects are nature, architecture and people.
After spending the first 20 years of my life in Moscow, Russia, 2 years in England and four years in Utah, I decided to settle in San Francisco Bay Area, where I now reside.
I use Nikon cameras and lenses.
FYI - I use Flickr more like a journal. Since I work on several projects at the same time, the postings at times may look random. But this is how I shoot and think. Visiting my sets may make more sense.
Photos of Ivan Makarov (26)
Ivan Makarov's favorite photos from other Flickr members (7,737)
Contacts (1,032)
Groups (50)
- Photo Talk Plus 273 photos, 344 members
- Stuck On Earth Community 45,804 photos, 3,400 members
- Fuji X100 60,804 photos, 5,163 members
- Your Best Shot 2010 19,995 photos, 24,441 members
- Utah Lake 853 photos, 43 members
- LEE Filters 13,608 photos, 1,539 members
- Albany Bulb Scott Kelby Photowalk 305 photos, 24 members
- Monochromatic Visions 19,942 photos, 1,838 members
- Official LDS Church Call for Photos 3,751 photos, 633 members
- New Photo Page Preview 0 photos, 3,667 members
- Destination Oakland 1,825 photos, 218 members
- 2010 Amgen Tour of California 626 photos, 101 members
- Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D Lens 1,512 photos, 904 members
- Michael Frye's Photo Critique Series 3,418 photos, 553 members
- yosemite 29,154 photos, 4,678 members
- Sigma 10-20mm 229,753 photos, 13,504 members
- Long Exposure 422,789 photos, 44,733 members
- Pioneer Woman Photography Assignments 177,185 photos, 56,242 members
- The Darkroom™ - SBG's Style Challenge #1 - Panning Motion 14 photos, 117 members
- Photo Madness: 2012 Champion swissrolli !! 361 photos, 313 members
- Northern California Photographers 61,498 photos, 1,901 members
- Nikon D300 Users 495,576 photos, 16,458 members
- 400+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 410 photos, 388 members
- 200+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 3,261 photos, 950 members
- 300+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 848 photos, 548 members
- 100+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 14,646 photos, 2,669 members
- Beauty of Big Sur 1,665 photos, 201 members
- Big Sur, California 8,617 photos, 1,284 members
- Sigma 24-70/2.8 EX DG MACRO 24,400 photos, 1,713 members
- Pacific Seascapes 1,962 photos, 218 members
- Elemental Photography 1,162 photos, 193 members
- Images with Filters 9,762 photos, 746 members
- Natural Landscapes 16,716 photos, 2,943 members
- Northern California Photography 99,037 photos, 3,983 members
- 50+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two). 30,243 photos, 5,322 members
- 500+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 243 photos, 311 members
- 600+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 143 photos, 242 members
- 25+ Faves (25-49): P1, aw & fav 2 on the 2 newest pages 17,754 photos, 5,213 members
- 10+ Faves (10-24): P1, aw & fav 2 on the 2 newest pages 16,620 photos, 6,292 members
- California Photographer 10,045 photos, 706 members
- CHARITY PRINT AUCTIONS - JAPAN 1 photo, 1,489 members
- San Francisco 187,396 photos, 12,132 members
- Your Best Shot 2009 16,387 photos, 20,018 members
- DMU Save10 Book - Volume 2 66 photos, 48 members
- Utata 385,413 photos, 20,711 members
- The World Through My Eyes - Monochrome Mondays is *OPEN* 2,941,168 photos, 87,767 members
- The Non-secret DMU2 Reunification Discussion Group 4 photos, 30 members
- *GreatPixGallery 100 Faves+ 6,943 photos, 1,004 members
- Ansel 127 photos, 185 members
- San Jose Sharks 3,019 photos, 310 members
Galleries (11)
- Spring 2010 1 photo
- Embarcadero - Part II 3 photos
- Winter - 2010 12 photos
- Monochrome I dig 6 photos
- My favorite children photography 3 photos
Testimonials (14)
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G Dan Mitchell says:
"Ivan is a serious, thoughtful, creative, and all around fine photographer. He has a good sense of what he is working to accomplish. I've had the good fortune to photograph with Ivan on at least one occasion, and I always look forward to his photographic work and his thinking and observations on photography."
26th January, 2010
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Thomas Hawk says:
"Ivan is a serious and accomplished photographer. One of Flickr's best. More than this though, Ivan is a dedicated community member and someone I'm happy to call a friend. He is extremely focused on his work and on his role as a leader in the Bay Area photographic community. He's a great father and a good friend. I'm glad to have the opportunity to shoot regularly with him around town and to watch the great work that he does both with a camera and without a camera."
28th September, 2009
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Jakes_World says:
"Ivan is da man. Check his stream, you will see. I don't need to lead you there..."
7th September, 2009
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leesure says:
"Ivan's land and seascapes never fail to inspire. His eye for geometry in architechture is admirable but it's his genuine desire to share what he knows with those who would listen that sets him
apart."6th September, 2009
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liber says:
"Ivan is the pespective master. Every single one of his shots is a lesson in 3 dimensional composition. And he finds interesting subjects too. A photographer whose work I follow eagerly."
5th September, 2009
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No longer the boy says:
"Ivan is a superb photographer. His shots are clean, refined, sophisticated without being overly cluttered. His B&W works reveal a brilliant eye for contrast and for the mundane that his photos can elevate to art."
5th September, 2009
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Ѕhims says:
"Ivan used to shoot a lot of Rocks and Waves along the California shoreline. And he shot them extremely well. I used to give Ivan a lot of grief for all those "dreamy shoreline" shots, because I could see he had a sharp eye for photography and knew he could do so much more. Nowadays, Ivan's been brining a wide range of great shots to DMU and elsewhere, and with a lot of huge applause."
21st August, 2009
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tephdra says:
"Ivan's photographs are always amazing. I'm always happy when I see a new shot in my contacts list."
25th July, 2008
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eden's lane says:
"Ivan's photo's are nothing short of AMAZING and INSPIRING!"
6th May, 2008
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pastel1970 says:
"Ivan was one of my first contacts a year ago when I got my d40.. his Utah's landscape photos were of inspiration to me on my learning process.. a digital camera was something new to me, and you helped me a lot understanding some processes back on the d40 club (remember that time?). I've followed his great evolution on photography (among other stuff, like studies, family).
One of my favorite flickr photos is Ivan's www.flickr.com/ph... , I can call this one a perfect photo. For the future, I'll follow your "light technique", and I hope your baby boy will grow as healthy as my baby girl.
obs: my father inlaw has a civic ;)"3rd March, 2008
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mullenite says:
"Ivan takes some of the most beautiful photographs I have ever scene, his landscapes rival many of the greats, his portraits of his son are beautiful, and it seems as though every thing he does is amazing.
I look forward to seeing his work everyday, which is something I can say about very few artists. If there is one thing I am thankful for on flickr it is Ivan."16th October, 2007
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makbec says:
"For only having his Nikon D40 for the last four months, IvanoMak is an amazing and talented photographer! His forte is landscape in B&W, but he is continually progressing in his HDR shots as well.
It's hard to believe that someone with such little experience can be featured on a major state news channel, KSL, for his infamous “Dead Horse Point” shot, which also received over 8000 views via the Flickr community.
I strongly recommend viewing Ivan’s work and I hope you become inspired as much as I have been due to his simple yet surreal shots."8th April, 2007
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GREATONE! says:
"I'd have to agree with Chris. IvanoMak has always gone the distance to help others. He's one of the few that I can actually call a great Flickr friend. We Flickr-mail each other about every other day to talk about our next projects, what new toys we can get for our cameras, and so forth.
If you've never seen his work STOP reading this, and go check it out! He's one of the few I've seen her on Flicker, that just keeps getting better, and better.
Keep up the GREAT work Ivan.^^"26th March, 2007
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ChrisHepburn says:
"Ivan is one of the coolest guys on Flickr, he's always ready to offer his help and advice no matter what your question may be.
Having kept a close eye on his photostream for the past few months I can safely say he has a real talent.
I urge you to check out his excellent photos now!"21st March, 2007
- Name:
- Ivan M.
- Joined:
- December 2006
- Hometown:
- Moscow, Russia
- Currently:
- California, USA
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Numbers
- Website:
- I-M Photography




















