Slava Deryuga Photography

My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.  
                                                                           Ernest Hemingway

My photographs are generally unposed and unstaged and make use of natural lighting. In taking them I follow my vision, my instincts – I go by what feels right.

In image processing, on the other hand, I am strictly rational. I contemplate every step, clearly understanding laws of optics, algorithms of image processing software, and characteristics of human perception. This way my knowledge of science contributes to making a material picture close to the image I have in my mind.

My ambitious goal is to make every picture true to nature, and in doing this I often go through a great deal of effort just to create a single image.

I was born in Ukraine in 1955. Since 1997 I live and work in New York, USA.