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{{short description|American photographer}}
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| name        = Sacha Dean Bïyan
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| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1967|10|01}}
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| nationality = Canadian
| occupation  = [[Photographer]], [[Photojournalist]], [[Filmmaker]], [[Author]], [[Artist]]
| status      = Active
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'''Sacha Dean Bïyan''' is a [[photographer]], [[photojournalist]] and  [[author]] best known for his [[photography]], which ranges from [[fashion]] and [[advertising]] to poetic impressions of [[indigenous cultures]] around the world.

== Early life ==
Sacha Dean Bïyan was born on October 1, 1967, and grew up mainly in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]].<ref>[https://www.sachabiyan.com/about Sachabiyan.com]</ref> He spent his later formative years in [[Paris]], [[New York City]] and [[Los Angeles]], during which he cultivated his interest in [[music]],  [[art]] and [[photography]].

Bïyan began his career as a club [[deejay]] in the mid-1980s while he was still in high school.<ref name="ten_celebs">Michael D'Alimonte, "[https://www.mtlblog.com/amp/famous-canadian-celebrities-from-montreal 10 famous celebrities who are also from Montreal]", MTL Blog, 29 March 2016.</ref> He initially spun a mix of [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[Electro (music)|electro]], [[disco]] and [[funk]], then transitioned to deeper, soulful [[house music|house sounds]], influenced by the likes of [[Larry Levan]] at New York’s [[Paradise Garage]]. His experiences during those early years were instrumental in shaping the audio and visual style of his later work.<ref>[http://www.sachabiyan.com/about Sachabiyan.com]</ref>

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  .<ref>[https://decentralartpavilion.io/ Decentral Art Pavillion]</ref>.

Bïyan is the author of two fine art books: ''Spiritus Mundi'' published in 2005, and ''Eccentris'' published in 2012. Spiritus Mundi took nine years to complete, and documents his encounters with remote [[indigenous cultures]] in [[Brazil]], [[Ecuador]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], [[Venezuela]], [[Colombia]], the [[Philippines]], [[India]], [[Bhutan]], [[Nepal]], [[Burma]], [[China]], [[Mongolia]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Micronesia]].<ref>[http:(contracted; show full)106/sachabiyan-com here].</ref> have been showcased in numerous other print and online publications, including ''Taschen's 1,000 Favorite Websites''<ref>''Taschen's 1,000 Favorite Websites'', {{ISBN|3-8228-2586-7}}</ref> and ''Taschen's Web Design Portfolios''.<ref>''Taschen's Web Design Portfolios'', {{ISBN|3-8228-4041-6}}</ref> Both websites were retired in 2021 due to [[Adobe
 Inc.|Adobe]]’s decision to discontinue Flash, and are exhibited in the [[Web Design Museum]], a website that preserves the most influential web designs from the dawn of the millennium.<ref>[https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/gallery/eccentris-2002 Web Design Museum]</ref>

== Personal life ==

Bïyan has been called a “"citizen of the world”" <ref>[https://blackbookmag.com/arts-culture/loupes-colors-of-pride-art-channel-is-a-vivid-celebration-of-lgbtq-creativity/ Blackbook]</ref> as has traveled to over 80 countries for his photographic projects. He is fluent in six languages, and has lived in [[North America]], [[South America]], [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. He calls [[New York City]] his spiritual home, having spent what he said were some of his "most formative years" there.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CA-bpbrl1r6(contracted; show full)
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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Fashion photographers]]
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[[Category:American photographers]]
[[Category:Anglophone Quebec people]]
[[Category:Artists from Montreal]]