I grew up in a small beach town, Klaipeda, Lithuania. My first camera was a Russian made plastic camera that I was given during middle school. This was my introduction to the world of art. After high school I studied film in the prestigious Soviet Union Film Institute VGIK. I spent eight years working as a cameraman for Moscow State Television. Today I live in Portland Oregon and work full time as a still photographer. I have had many personal gallery shows in the USA and abroad. My work is in hundreds of private collections, Portland Art Museum and Hallie Ford Museum.