Difference between revisions 1081787578 and 1081787613 on enwiki

< previous diff
next diff >
Sacha Dean Bïyan
{{short description|American photographer}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Sacha Dean Bïyan
| image       = Sacha_Dean_Biyan.jpg
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1967|10|01}}
| death_date  =
| death_place =
| nationality = Canadian
(contracted; show full)

After a somewhat itinerant adolescence, Bïyan trained as an [[engineer]], earning a [[Bachelor’s degree]] in [[Robotics]] and a [[Master of Science]] in [[Aeronautical Engineering]]. He worked as an [[industrial designer]] in the [[aerospace industry]] for several years, designing interiors of private and commercial jets, before becoming a profession
al photographer.<ref>[http://www.sachabiyan.com/about Sachabiyan.com]</ref>

Bïyan began experimenting with [[cameras]], [[photographic film]] and [[darkroom]] techniques at an early age. While he had no formal training in photography, he has said that "I got my schooling on the streets, photographing just about anything and anyone, and learning from my mistakes... Those experiences taught me more about photography than any classroom ever could."<ref name="Instagram">[htt(contracted; show full)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Biyan, Sacha Dean}}
[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Fashion photographers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American photographers]]
[[Category:Anglophone Quebec people]]
[[Category:Artists from Montreal]]