Nowhere Somewhere

 Neverlazy magazine Summer issue features my new editorial shot London and article.

  25 year-old photographer instills a sense of melancholy into Nowhere Somewhere, a picturesque editorial story within which loss and longing are conveyed with beauty and simplicity. Like stills from a film, this story evokes Andrew's self-confessed cinema addiction and showcases his deep mysterious visual identity.


Model: Eleanor Davies //Models 1 London
Style: Ramina Zimuldinova
Outfits: Yuli Chulkova

    

ENIGMA

  1/2 of ENIGMA is out in Issue magazine.
  Sometimes things take longer than expected. The only reason we
  didn't leak full campaign (this is a fashion campaign shot for 
  Russian brand DiCh) is that 2nd magazine took 1 photo on the
  cover. 

      Do you know: I was the 3rd photographer who was offered to join the team after previous 2  
      photographers rejected to join the project.

Team:

Stylist: Ramina Zimuldinova

Stylist 2: Snezhana Uskova

Model: Katya @LMA Models

Make up: Maria Lazareva

Clothes: DiCh 

The Most Striking of 2013

the most striking pics of 2013. During 2013 many editorial assignments have been done. not all of them were good. neither all of them been published, nor posted online. This year I did my best to show my diversity as a professional, worked in almost all genres. Collection, just to remind. as my memory is limited :)

HUSH

...HUSH is probably my most optimistic photoshoot so far. I wanted to create a story with a mood, more artistic and less fashion. Jane (model) is my good friend, we know each for years. Together we did 5-6 editorials. So it was easy to work together on this story. For the record, I'm not going to shoot such positive series again. (from the interview for Kock magazine, December 2013 issue)

ENIGMA - Moodboard playlist

As it was announced before, ENIGMA - new dreamy mysterious editorial + campaign to be released this month. This playlist reflects the visual side of campaign: cosmic, fresh and enigmatic. 

--December

   

Interview with See7 - Andrew Kalashnikov

This my interview I had with See7 Magazine recently. You can read it on their website.

Tell us a little bit about yourself.

I am a young Russian photographer. Art is the thing that drives me.

The coloring in your work is very subtle, is that something that happens during the shoot, or part of post-production?

It’s all in the post-production process, I suppose.  It’s a very important thing that can save even a bad photo shoot.

There is a softness and edginess in your work, which gives your images a kind of energy. How do you achieve this juxtaposition?

It may sound weird, but people said my first works were too static.  With every new project, I have tried to improve that.  I often achieve that by jumping and running with models.

How does living and working in Russia effect your work?

I was asked this question few times this year.  Life in Russia effects my work the same as all artists are influenced by their surroundings. The field of commercial photography is still developing here, but it’s still really difficult for a young photographer to make a career of it in Russia.  Also, it’s not the best place at all to become a photographer.  There are a lot of things to complain about, but to improve as well.  I am not discouraged.  Despite being exhausted, I really enjoy all of the days I spend on a shoot.

What’s next for you?

To accomplish my new goals.  I think it’s only in 2013 that my photography is really starting to make sense.  My new editorial is starting to come together and is more cinematic.

DROP DEAD

Stylist: Azia Zhenishek  Model: Eva Bagryanzeva @LMA  Make up, hair: Natali Smirnova Photo: AK  for FashionGrunge

A few words from photographer, Andrew Kalashnikov about his editorial for fashiongrunge.com:

The idea of this story is a mental «fuck-you» to people who ... read it full on Fashion Grunge

RADIOACTIVE: Rolling Stone Russia (July)

Summer is almost over so i share full editorial for Rolling Stone magazine shot few months ago in the mid of the summer. and one behind-the-scenes photo in the end of the post 

Music band: 130 по встречной на старенькой Vespa
Style: Azia Zhenishek 
Assistant: Rasheed Azedin