Dmitry Bakhtadze. 

Born in 1975 in Leningrad, USSR. He received his undergraduate degree in economics from the St. Petersburg State Technological University of Plant Polymers in 1997 and his second degree in law from the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in 2001. In 2013, he graduated from the Yury Galperin Photojournalism Department at the Leningrad House of Journalists. 

As often happens, my first encounter with photography came from my family: I inherited a camera and enlarger from my father, and I learned the habit of pressing the shutter from my grandmother, who loved photography. I spent my school years in Georgia, where I also attended a local photography club. I now live between two countries: Russia and Georgia, in two of the world’s most beautiful cities: St. Petersburg and Tbilisi, which is largely reflected in my work. 

Photography isn’t my professional activity, but it has been my hobby for most of my life. I shoot purely for pleasure. My favorite genres are street photography, reportage, and documentary photography. I’ve participated in group and solo photo exhibitions, as well as various Russian and international photography competitions. 

Member of the Union of Journalists of Russia. 

Member of the Eurasia Photographers Association.