Portfolio Reviews

Oleksandr Savruk: Portfolio Review with David Alan Harvey

“It would be right to describe me as a photographer with a love for humankind looking for a better understanding of human nature, the nature of social life through photography – such a unique medium. My areas of interest are mostly street and photography and photographs of people. I admire classic European street photographers, and in my works, I am looking for metaphors, archetypes, somebody might say immanent objects. I believe that this style brings enough technical and aesthetic capabilities to play with these aspects of people’s life. I want to achieve the quality in my photography that goes far beyond a physical representation of people and reveals their values, rituals, aspirations, and aspects of their daily lives.

First of all, I’ve got validation from David Alan Harvey (probably a typical expectation in such cases) that my works have proper direction and quality, that will allow me to continue on my projects and books. David, with deep empathy and positive critique, discussed aspects of my works, and we had a friendly discussion on styles, senses, and some conceptual elements of my style of photography. For me, it was crucial to learn how to create a visual story most effectively. And, finally, David helped me to prove some of my core hypothesis and specific methods which I use in my work.”