The moment when the wave is about to break holds great potential as well as significant danger, embodying both uncertainty and possibility. The pictures reflect the journey of human life, serving as a metaphor for life itself. The waves symbolize the challenges and obstacles that all living beings face.
Alexej was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. He obtained a diploma in rocket engineering and got photography education in the Kyiv School of Photography. In his artworks Alexej is trying to bring underwater photography to the new level - he investigates the water surface from the deep, uses allegories to show the underwater world like and the world above water or even like a cosmos. Alexej's education and philosophy of life define his style of photography: the photographs depict the beauty of the underwater world and the horrors of man-made ocean pollution.
