Award winning photographer Alexander (Sasha) Vasiljev is co-director of Nature & Photo Tours, LLC, a boutique tour company specializing in nature, culture and photography eco-travel in Central and South America. In addition, he is on the faculty of The Washington School of Photography and also offers private classes and workshops for individuals and groups.

Vasiljev began studying fine art, but ultimately received his degree in biology with a major in botany. He went on to curate major tropical orchid collections in Ukraine, Russia and the United States. While living in Moscow, he had the opportunity to study photography under the mentorship of distinguished Russian landscape photographer, Boris Mashkov.

Since immigrating to the United States in 1992, Vasiljev’s work has been exhibited in galleries and is part of many private collections worldwide. Several of his photographs are now part of the permanent collection at the Embassy of the Republic of Costa Rica in Washington, DC. His work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and has been published in the following magazines: Home & Décor, Nature’s Best Photography Magazine, Fine Gardening, Washingtonian, Orchids Magazine, Ecuador Infinito Magazine.

Vasiljev works in conceptual, fine art, portraiture, wildlife and commercial photography. His studio is located in Dupont Circle, Washington DC.