Stanislav Solntsev

BIO
VISUAL ARTS  HAVE FORMED MY ENVIRONMENT SINCE I WAS A CHILD. MY MOTHER IS A FASHION DESIGNER?AND MY FATHER WAS A COSMETIC SURGEON. I STUDIED ARTS, & ARCHITECTURE BUT FINALLY GRADUATED?FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL AND PRACTICED AS A COSMETIC AND IMPLANTOLOGY MAXILLO FACIAL SURGEON.?MY PASSION FOR TRAVEL LED ME TO WESTERN CANADA WHERE I DECIDED TO COMPLETELY SWITCH MY PATH?AND STUDIED ARTS AND PHOTOGRAPHY AT ECIAD, VANCOUVER AND IN TWO YEARS TIME LEFT CANADA TO EUROPE.?I SPENT ANOTHER THREE YEARS IN AUSTRIA AND CROATIA WHERE I BECAME FULL TIME FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER.?UPON MY RETURN TO MOSCOW I COULD NOT FIND ENOUGH AIR TO INSPIRE ME AND LEFT TO SOUTH AFRICA, CAPE TOWN.?I  SPENT  ANOTHER THREE YEARS THERE, HAD MY CHILD BORN AND NOW ME AND MY FAMILY SPLIT OUR TIME BETWEEN?MOSCOW AND CAPE TOWN AND TRAVEL AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND WHENEVER WE CAN.?I LOVE SHOOTING LIFESTYLE, KIDS AND PORTRAITURE ALWAYS TRYING TO BRING THE ATMOSFERE OF IMPROVISATION AND?CINEMATOGRAPHIC LOOK IN MY WORK. AT THE MOMENT I AM EXPANDING MY EXPERIENCE INTO CINEMATOGRAPHY AND?AM PLANNING TO DIRECT FULL FEATURE MOVIES IN THE NEAREST FUTURE. I SEEK INSPIRATION IN TRAVEL, PRACTICING YOGA?AND CHI  QUONG, FREE DIVING  AND WAVE SURFING AND CERTAINLY DEDICATING ALL MY LOVE TO MY FAMILY!

AWARDS:
ORCHARDS CRITICS AWARDS “BEST PRINT AD” | SOUTH AFRICA 2011?KIEV ANNUAL AD FESTIVAL “SILVER PRIZE: BEST SOCIAL AD” 2011?LUERZER’S ARCHIVE SPECIAL EDITION FOR CANNES ANNUAL AD FESTIVAL 2011

EDITORIAL CLIENTS:
ELLE (RUSSIA), OFFICIEL, COSMOPOLITAN, COSMOPOLITAN PSYCHOLOGY, COSMOPOLITAN SHOPPING, PARENTS,?INSTYLE (RUSSIA), ONE SMALL SEED, HET FINANCIEELE BLAGDAG (HOLLAND), AVANTGARTE (HOLLAND),, PROSPORT?AFISHA, ATMOSFERA, ROLLING STONE, GRAZIA, MINI, YES!, SEX & THE CITY, TOP BEAUTY, GLAMOUR (RUSSIA),?ONBOARD, EXTREME, FASHION COLLECTION, AEROFLOT, YOGA , TIME OUT, MAMAS & PAPAS, COIFFURE DE PARIS, MANAGER MAG,
TATLER, OK, HELLO, WEDDING MAGAZINE, HOUSEKEEPING MAG

COMMERCIAL CLIENTS:
PHILIP MORRIS, MEGAFON, SPORTMASTER, HISENSE, GOCOMPARE (UK), RAIFFEISEN BANK, GENERAL ELECTRICS,?MATINIQUE INWEAR, INBI, LAURA VALOROSSA, AQUARIAN AGE, MOREBOARDS, AIRPATROL, BOOKBERRY, JAY JOGA,?NISSAN, MARY KAY, CAMAY, ICONDRESS, TOGNUM GROUP, INARIO, CRAWFORDS RESORTS, MTU, ESTHET, SVYAZNOJ, ID SHOES,?GLISSADE, TERMIT, OUTVENTURE, PROGRESSION GROUP, GM MONEY BANK, SPRANDI, EARTH GEAR, RUSSKIJ MEKH, BOND, JOSS
NESTLE / GERBER

AGENCIES:
FILMSERVICE, BBDO, INSTINCT, YOUNG & RUBICOM, ONESTEPBEYOND, OGILVY & METHER, (SA), CERTAINWAY, GPS, GETTY IMAGES,?MOODBOARD, WIN, TREVILLION, TBWA, M&C SAATCHI, SALIENT (SA), LCA, UNPLANT, CHATROOM, WHYNOTLILY, 360 SCA, OKEY DOKEY, FIBR FILM


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aquarian kids

series of shots taken in Adriatic sea at the island of Hvar, Croatia while the seminar for small children of "Aqua" culture (born in the sea) being held by it's ideologist Elena Fokina. In the playful manner two to three year old kids are learning to overcome their psychological discomforts under water.