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BIFA 2023

Witness From The Depths

  • Photographer
    Sachov Alexej

Earth's underwater cosmos resembles boundless space: infinite when delving into details. Yet, this sphere bears the scars of our actions. Beneath the surface, marine life gazes with unclouded eyes, bearing silent witness to the upheaval, it pleas from the depths for healing and hope. This photograph is composed of two distinct images: one of coral (captured in the Maldives) and the other of a crocodile fish's eye (taken in Egypt)

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.