After receiving his degree in Botany in 1986, Ukrainian born, Alexander (Sasha) Vasiljev was hired to curate the largest orchid collection in Russia at the Main Botanical Gardens in Moscow. While there, he had the opportunity to study photography under the mentorship of distinguished landscape photographer, Boris Mashkov. Vasiljev’s own photographs were soon being published in various journals and magazines in Russia and the United States.

After immigrating to the United States in 1992 and subsequent travels throughout the United States, Central America, Europe, and Asia, Vasiljev further developed his visual direction. His award winning work includes portraiture, conceptual, nature and fine art.

He is currently represented by these galleries : > MDH Fine Arts (New York, NY) > Watergate Gallery (Washington, DC) > Detail Gallery (Rehoboth Beach, DE) and in many private collections.

Recent Awards & Competitions :

> 2007 Ad Club of Metropolitan Washington, ADDYs Award, USA

> 2007 Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year International Competition, Finalist - BBC Wildlife Magazine in partnership with Natural History Museum, UK. 

> 2007 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards Competition, 2 Highly Honored Winner Awards - Nature's Best Photography Magazine in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, USA

> 2007 International Photography Awards Competition (IPA), 10 Awards of Honorable Mention, USA

> 2007 National Geographic International Photo Contest, Featured Selection, USA
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