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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 (20)

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Contacts (1,037)

Cole Thompson Cole Thompson
~ superboo ~ Albert Tam
nlwirth Nathan Wirth
Tоny Tony Eccles
Will Manning Will Manning
Yan Photography Yan Photography
favourite... Sonja
espinozr No real name given
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GREATONE! William Stern
JP Caponigro No real name given

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Stuck On Earth Community 26,724 photos, 2,095 members
Fuji X100 42,635 photos, 4,188 members
Your Best Shot 2010 20,273 photos, 24,823 members
Utah Lake 824 photos, 41 members
LEE Filters 11,487 photos, 1,286 members
Albany Bulb Scott Kelby Photowalk 308 photos, 24 members
Monochromatic Visions 18,865 photos, 1,832 members
Official LDS Church Call for Photos 3,839 photos, 634 members
New Photo Page Preview 0 photos, 3,728 members
Destination Oakland 1,861 photos, 219 members
2010 Amgen Tour of California 637 photos, 101 members
Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D Lens 1,530 photos, 920 members
Michael Frye's Photo Critique Series 2,945 photos, 554 members
yosemite 28,109 photos, 4,530 members
Sigma 10-20mm 218,109 photos, 13,025 members
Long Exposure 393,984 photos, 43,131 members
Pioneer Woman Photography Assignments 174,065 photos, 54,562 members
The Darkroom™ - SBG's Style Challenge #1 - Panning Motion 14 photos, 124 members
Photo Madness: Mazel Tov leesure, 2011 Photo Madness Champion! 283 photos, 219 members
Northern California Photographers 58,841 photos, 1,868 members
Nikon D300 Users 480,529 photos, 16,179 members
400+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 380 photos, 384 members
200+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 2,856 photos, 936 members
300+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 733 photos, 547 members
100+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 13,446 photos, 2,599 members
Beauty of Big Sur 1,501 photos, 192 members
Big Sur, California 8,202 photos, 1,233 members
Sigma 24-70/2.8 EX DG MACRO 23,951 photos, 1,668 members
Pacific Seascapes 1,744 photos, 200 members
Elemental Photography 1,082 photos, 188 members
Images with Filters 8,594 photos, 690 members
Natural Landscapes 16,291 photos, 2,856 members
Northern California Photography 91,938 photos, 3,858 members
50+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two). 28,627 photos, 5,254 members
500+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 229 photos, 307 members
600+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 149 photos, 246 members
25+ Faves (25-49): Post one,Comm & Fave 2 on page 1-10 (SWEEPER 17,769 photos, 5,234 members
10+ Faves (10-24): Post one,Comm & Fave 2 on page 1-10 (SWEEPER 16,736 photos, 6,283 members
California Photographer 8,257 photos, 636 members
CHARITY PRINT AUCTIONS - JAPAN 1 photo, 1,521 members
San Francisco 178,561 photos, 11,722 members
Your Best Shot 2009 16,592 photos, 20,238 members
DMU Save10 Book - Volume 2 66 photos, 49 members
Utata 378,342 photos, 20,419 members
The World Through My Eyes - Street Photography **OPEN** 2,852,860 photos, 85,726 members
The Non-secret DMU2 Reunification Discussion Group 3 photos, 31 members
*GreatPixGallery 100 Faves+ 6,926 photos, 1,001 members
Ansel 129 photos, 183 members
San Jose Sharks 2,992 photos, 307 members
Mare Island Nocturnes 658 photos, 108 members

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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)

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
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
Jakes_World says:

"Ivan is da man. Check his stream, you will see. I don't need to lead you there..."

7th September, 2009
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
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
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
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
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
eden's lane says:

"Ivan's photo's are nothing short of AMAZING and INSPIRING!"

6th May, 2008
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
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
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
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
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