It was a hard decision to make; however it happened. I was accepted into University college Falmouth (MA Photography) . That was the most amazing experience I have ever had. New culture, new life. I was surrounded by very interesting and simple, good people who loved photography and arts. It was the happiest stage in my life.
I discovered so much about myself and that I could create artistic photographs because most of my photographs up to then were documentary. I discovered that I could manipulate my photographs in Photoshop when I felt something disturbed me, or I felt/thought about things. I saw images as a reflection of the feelings.
I used to have these same images in Russia too but I never tried to express them or explain why they appeared. It was only when I was at university that I understood why I create them and learnt how to construct the images.