Biography
Stas Bartnikas, 47, lives in Moscow. Aerial photography combines his love for travelling with a passion for aviation. He flies in small planes and helicopters and takes pictures of nature that look like abstract paintings. His shots were published in magazines across Russia and Europe such as Sunday Times Travel magazine, Vanity Fair, Maxim, GEO, Bild, View, L’Officiel Voyage and were featured in NatGeo’s Photo of the Day and Daily Dozen rubrics number of times.
Currently Stas is @natgeoyourshot contributing photographer. He also won over 130 awards at the prestigious contests, such as IPA, TIFA, MIFA, PX3, Chromatic Photo Awards, Siena International, Natgeo Travel Photo Award. His pictures are presented at Avivson gallery, London and are also part of some private collections.
“I call my style of photography “aero-art”. I am convinced that Mother Nature is the most sophisticated painter and I see it as my mission to capture its beauty in its perfect form. Aerial photography allows us to see places that are inaccessible on foot, shows very different perspective and enables capturing the beauty of our Earth in its full glory and uniqueness. I think that beautiful images portraying our planet invoke deep feelings of love, admiration and respect towards the Nature. And I believe that people tend to protect what they love”
