Autobiography

Many years ago Alexander Parkhomenko got a very simple camera as a present. Being a schoolboy he earned experienced people’s respect in Pavlodar photo club "Orion". Now he is a laureate of many exhibitions and competitions. His works took part in many exposures and got prizes abroad: Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Bulgaria, Spain, France, Argentina, Hungary and Poland.

• 1959, 19 May – born in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
• 1975 – graduated from secondary school 14 in Pavlodar
• 1976 – worked as a newspaper’s photo correspondent
• 1977 – organized children’s photo school "Russar" in district House of Pioneers
• 1980 – organized photo school "Photon" in Pavlodar regional Palace of schoolchildren named by M.M. Kataev
• 1981 – graduated from Biologic-chemical faculty of Pavlodar Pedagogical Institute. He studied nature and birds seriously. He also took part in scientific expeditions of Kazakh Academy of Science to the Tien Shan.
• 1980-1985 – was the founder and the leader of children’s photo school “Photon” which got honorary title "People’s children’s collective" in Pavlodar regional Palace of schoolchildren. Alexander Parkhomenko is an excellent teacher of Kazakhstan Republic.
• 1994 – he organized professional photo workshop "Profi" and became its leader till nowadays

Today he sends his experience, his skills to students of the design faculty in Pavlodar State University and Art College. He takes part in design and printing of many books and albums in Kazakhstan and abroad.

The author has great creative plans for future.

"The infinity of creation" (Valery Kolomeets)

Creation is always a sealed book to us which the artist sometimes can’t unseal even himself. In order to solve this riddle sometimes you need the whole life and the people whom you suggest your mystery, your sealed book, your unsaid secret.

You have no need to know the artist personally. It is enough to look at his works and it seems that you already know him. But you always get an unsolved problem – how to connect objective analysis of creation with subjectivity of your attitude. Then it’s better to tell you about him on behalf of me. ... Read further>>