Sacha Dean Biyan
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Sacha Dean Bïyan is a fashion photographer and photojournalist.
Biyan was born on October 1, 1968 and grew up in Montreal
, Canada
. He began his career as a break dancer and club deejay in the mid 80s. He then went on to earn a Master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering and worked as a consultant in the aerospace industry for over ten years. Although he had no formal training in photography, he began experimenting with cameras, film and darkroom techniques at an early age. His affinity for photography eventually led him to switch careers again in his early thirties.
Since then, Biyan has shot for clients such as Sony Music, Adidas, the Gap and Discovery, and his images have also appeared in magazines like GQ, Vogue and Marie Claire. He has held solo exhibitions of his works in São Paulo, Florence, Barcelona, Paris, Tokyo, and most recently, Los Angeles as a benefit for Amnesty International
. Biyan is also the author of the fine art book Spiritus Mundi, which documents his travels in Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala, Indonesia, etc. And his fashion photographs served as the platform for the music CD, Dessous Presents Eccentris: Skin Is In as well as the iTunes album Eccentris Vibes, both released in 2006.
Favourite Website Awards
has described his website, Eccentris.com, as "about as cutting edge as you will see." In 2002, Communication Arts
named the site one of its Interactive Annual 9 winners, and it was subsequently featured in the September/October 2003 issue of Communication Arts. His websites have also been showcased in Taschen's 1,000 Favorite Websites and Taschen's Web Design Portfolios. Biyan is presently based in New York City.
Biyan was born on October 1, 1968 and grew up in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He began his career as a break dancer and club deejay in the mid 80s. He then went on to earn a Master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering and worked as a consultant in the aerospace industry for over ten years. Although he had no formal training in photography, he began experimenting with cameras, film and darkroom techniques at an early age. His affinity for photography eventually led him to switch careers again in his early thirties.
Since then, Biyan has shot for clients such as Sony Music, Adidas, the Gap and Discovery, and his images have also appeared in magazines like GQ, Vogue and Marie Claire. He has held solo exhibitions of his works in São Paulo, Florence, Barcelona, Paris, Tokyo, and most recently, Los Angeles as a benefit for Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
. Biyan is also the author of the fine art book Spiritus Mundi, which documents his travels in Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala, Indonesia, etc. And his fashion photographs served as the platform for the music CD, Dessous Presents Eccentris: Skin Is In as well as the iTunes album Eccentris Vibes, both released in 2006.
Favourite Website Awards
Favourite Website Awards
The Favourite Website Awards is a website awards program, established in England in 2000, showcasing websites who use cutting edge technology, together with inspirational ideas, that lead the way for future generations....
has described his website, Eccentris.com, as "about as cutting edge as you will see." In 2002, Communication Arts
Communication Arts
Communication Arts is the largest international trade journal of visual communications. Founded in 1959 by Richard Coyne and Robert Blanchard, the magazine’s coverage includes graphic design, advertising, photography, illustration and interactive media. The magazine continues to be edited and...
named the site one of its Interactive Annual 9 winners, and it was subsequently featured in the September/October 2003 issue of Communication Arts. His websites have also been showcased in Taschen's 1,000 Favorite Websites and Taschen's Web Design Portfolios. Biyan is presently based in New York City.
External links
- Eccentris: Sacha Dean Biyan - Biyan's website. Requires Flash.
- Eccentris Mobile - Mobile version of original Eccentris site. Formatted for iPhone and iPod Touch.
- Earth Pilgrim - Website dedicated to his work with indigenous groups around the world. Requires Flash.
- Area Of Design - An interview about his work.
- Skin Is In at Dessous Recordings page
- Eccentris Vibes from iTunes