Andrei Merchanski oastudio2002@yahoo.com
 
 
   
   
   
Andrei for the past eight years lives in New York City working as a commercial photographer. He moved to USA from Russia were he toured for four years with a "Rock Band Picnic" playing the lead guitar and produced one of their Collector’s edition albums. Andrei also worked with such bands as "St.Petersburg" of Vladimir Rikshan. He was born and raised in St.Petersburg Russia and his daughters still live there. He graduated commercial photo school in New York City. He considers himself a citizen of New York especially after he worked as a grief counselor at the ruins of Twin Towers first days after September 11. He is moved to create work based on commercial subjects such as fashion or product presentation. As an artist he does not despise the commercial aspect of his work but on the contrary respects the professional level required of media advertising for the focus and visual concentration on the presented idea.