V a l e n t i n   S i c h i n s k i y

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Valentin Sichinskiy works in Odessa, Ukraine and since 1991 he are a professional photographer. He is a strong force at photography exhibitions and competitions throughout Europe and has won numerous awards for his work. In 2000 year Valentin was awarded the distinction of Excellence in the Federation International of Art Photography (EFIAP). Although Valentin has never been formerly schooling in photography he has studied just about everything else: he graduated from Music School in 1969 where he studied the Violin; in 1980 he graduated from Odessa University of Technology with a degree in Engineering; he has also studied Analytical Chemistry and worked as a Television Cameraman.

Despite his success in technology and academia, photojournalism and art photography have been his focus for the past decade. Since 1989 he has worked with the Odessa Museum of Literature as the staff art photographer and has also done some photojournalism for several magazines and newspapers for publishers in the Ukraine, Russia, and Europe. He continues to create beautiful prints and participate in gallery showings and exhibitions whenever possible.