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"The most complex photography genre, requiring the documentarian to have the skills of many other type of photography. This is a biggest mix of photography genres. Imagine a photograph with the depth of a portrait, with the composition of a landscape, with the frozen moment of a sports photography and all these should be documentary, without the need for editing - a time in politics cost too much for that. Photographing the life of a politician means being universal soldier in photography who can do almost everything - from covering election campaigns to creating unforgettable family portraits. But the most important in this genre is ability to see the best in the person".
"The majority of these pictures, are the coverage of official events with top officials, important moments of these events, such as handshakes, walking red carpet, a wreath laying and other formal ceremonies. I’ve taken most of these pictures while working at the State Telegraph Agency of Azerbaijan. Despite the fact that the work of a photographer in the former TASS Photo Chronicle is regulated by strict restrictions on how to shoot, I found it too boring, and introduced new methods and innovations. As a result, these pictures were published by the world's leading media, having their own requirements that were very different from the archival rules of the State Telegraph Agency".
"20 years ago, I was photographing football matches on film with manual focus lenses. It was a time of total superiority of the human factor over the technical capabilities of cameras. Those times have passed and new ones have come, where the skills and background of a photographer still played a major role. Even 10 years ago, a well-captured moment in sports photography was an achievement of a photographer. All that time the growth of photographers always outpaced the technological development of cameras. Today, a technically good sports picture are the result of artificial intelligence and technological progress. But, I am proud that all these pictures are my merit, and not the camera with artificial intelligence".
"Even though photography is not a job for me, but a constant enjoyment of the process, there is still a genre which can be placed above all others, and that is Landscape. No matter if it is Moonscape or Sunscape, Cityscape or Mountains, Rivers or Lakes, Blue sky or deep Milky Way, I have lumped them all together under one genre - Landscape. It is the genre of my solitude with myself, as my subject, though “silent”, can convey more to me than words can. Its silence or sounds is much richer than distinct speech. It's a time for reflection, where technical calculations don't confuse the thoughts in my head. It is a genre in which you can grow internally, constantly communicating with your inner self. This genre of photography is unequivocally the best thing I love to do all my conscious life​​​​".
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