Hello, this is Vladimir
I'm a landscape photographer and software engineer based in Berlin. I have been photographing landscapes since 2013. For me, photography is a way to see, to remember, and to make memories worth keeping.
I'm originally from Russia. I spent 2 wonderful years in Vietnam prior to moving to Germany in December 2015, and South East Asia changed how I see the world: the colors, the chaos, the warmth. I have been back to Asia many times since, and I was lucky to visit the USA and South Africa as part of my job.
Today I live in Berlin with my wife and our 2 kids. Our family loves to travel, and we try to make it a part of our life. This is how we recharge and find ourselves again ... well, at least we try :)
Why photography
Photography is how I hold on to moments: the lighthouse at dawn in Brittany, the sunset over Cape Town, the quiet of a German forest. They are more than pictures. They remind me why we travel, why we look for beauty, and why we need to stop now and then.
Galleries
Why this website
I built this site myself, from the React front end to the Ruby and AWS back end, because coding is my other hobby. I wanted one home for my photographs instead of having them scattered across Instagram or lost in a cloud drive.
Gear
Photographers I admire
My garage startup: PhotoScout
Alongside photography, I'm building PhotoScout, an AI trip planner made for photographers.
The idea came from my own trips. Planning a new place costs me hours: finding spots, checking sunrise and sunset, working out the best time of day for each location, and fitting it all into a schedule that doesn't spend golden hour driving. I wondered whether AI could do that in seconds.
Give PhotoScout a destination and your dates, and it builds a photographer's itinerary spot by spot, with golden-hour timing, gear suggestions and seasonal tips. It takes into account the light, the crowds and which angle works at which time of day:
- Light sets the schedule, not sightseeing: sunrise, golden hour, blue hour.
- Travel time between spots is built in, so you never race the light.
- Every location comes with gear notes: when to bring the tripod, which lens to use.
- Its knowledge comes from real photo-location data, not generic travel guides.
Find it at aiscout.photo, on iOS and Android through the App Store and Google Play.
Thanks for visiting. If you'd like to get in touch, see more of my work or just say hello, I'd love to hear from you. You can also order a print from any photograph, or see the 2027 calendar.