About me
My name is Aleksandr Chekhonin. I was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia. To this day I live here and photograph my hometown a lot.
I bought my first digital camera back in 2007. Since then, he has become my faithful companion on every journey. Over the past time, I have tried myself in many genres and directions of photography. At the moment my main specialization is cityscape, architecture, natural landscape and aerial photography.
In the last few years, I have become actively involved in photo competitions.
2024
Thematic competition 35AWARDS Bridges
BEST bridges photographer
Competition of the My Planet TV channel “Planet Russia” (Russia)
Winner
2023
International Photo Award 9th 35AWARDS (Russia)
3rd GREAT photographer Urban Landscape, 100 GREAT Photographers of 9th 35AWARD, TOP 35 Urban landscape nomination, TOP 35 photo project series, TOP 35 Russia photographer, TOP 35 Saint-Petersburg photographer, 1 photo Catalogue 2023 selected
D3 Photograhphy award 2023 (Russia)
Finalist. Honorable mention from Association of Photographers Eurasia (APE)
Kenko Tokina International Filter Photo Contest (Japan)
Winner. Excellent Work
Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) Diversity 2023 (UAE)
Winner. 1st place in the General Color category
International photo competition Russian Civilization VII (Russia)
The Grand Prix
Competition of the My Planet TV channel “Russia — Collection of impressions” (Russia)
Winner
Thematic competition 35AWARDS city sunrises and sunsets
BEST city sunrises and sunsets photographer
2022
Siena Drone Photo Awards (Italy)
Finalist
Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest (USA)
Finalist in the Drone/Aerial category
International Photo Award 8th 35AWARDS (Russia)
TOP 50 Aerial photography photographer, TOP 35 Urban landscape photographer, TOP 300 Russia photographer, TOP 35 Saint-Petersburg photographer, 1 photo Catalogue 2022 selected, Viewers choise single photo
D3 Photograhphy award 2022 (Russia)
The photo was included in the 15 best works for 2022
Thematic competition 35AWARDS Sailing photography 2022
BEST sailing photography 2022 photographer
2021
International Photo Award 7th 35AWARDS (Russia)
TOP 100 Aerial photography nomination, TOP 300 Urban landscape nomination, 1 photo Catalogue 2021 selected