A bit about me
Hello, I am Alexander and welcome to my travel and photo blog. I work as Solutions Architect and taking pictures is purely my hobby. I unexpectedly developed a deep affection for photography over 15 years ago when I purchased my first DSLR camera. Since that moment, my passion has revolved around photography and traveling. I’ve has explored 66 different countries across the globe (according to Wikipedia’s list of sovereign states and dependent territories) with an unwavering enthusiasm for street photography.
Also, I’m really passionate about arthitecture (here I’m talking about real architecture, not about software) and my special interest is subway photography. I’ve taken pictures in different subway systems around Europe in Stockholm, Munich, London, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Prague, Oslo, Berlin, Warsaw and Lisbon.
Said that, in my blog you will find both travel photos from the most beautiful locations from around the world, and also photos from the different subway systems. And of course street photos.
Interviews
For most Stockholm residents, the city’s metro is just a transport system to get them to and from work. But St Petersburg-born photographer Alexander Dragunov saw it differently when he moved to the Swedish capital, and started taking photos of it from angles commuters hadn’t seen before. His photos soon became an internet sensation, and now the stylish metro attracts visitors as a tourist attraction. Alexander took the BBC on a tour, and showed off some of his favourite stations on the network.
– BBC News - Stockholm metro deserted beauty caught on camera, BBC News - The most beautiful metro in the world
Jun 23, 2014
Some of the world’s subway systems are a visual delight, and photographers like Alexander Dragunov are now putting them in focus. We go on an excursion with him to Stockholm’s underground which is often described as the world’s longest art gallery.
– Deutsche Welle - Photographing Sweden’s subways
May 3, 2014
Man hajar till lite när man ser Alexander Dragunovs bilder av Stockholms tunnelbana. Även om man sett stationerna hundratals gånger har man inte sett det han har sett.
– Dagens Nyheter - Han ser tunnelbanan med egna ögon
Jun 3, 2013
My gear
In 2007, I bought my first DSLR camera, the Canon EOS 400D. Over time, I upgraded to the Canon EOS 40D, followed by the Canon EOS 7D, and eventually settled on the Canon EOS 6D.
In 2015 I decided to give a try to Sony A7 II and used it in 2015 and 2016 (for example during trips to Armenia and Bangladesh).
Between 2017 and 2018 I’ve played with Olympus PEN-F (for example during trips to New York, Ireland and Aeolian Islands).
Since 2019 I’ve completely switched to Fujifilm and currently I use:
- Photo Camera - Fujifilm X-T5
- Wide Prime - Fujifilm XF 18mm f/1.4 R LM WR
- Medium Prime - Fujifilm XF 33mm f/1.4 R LM WR
Some technical details about this site
2012 - 2019
- Built with BlogEngine.NET
- Hosted on GoDaddy
2019 - 2023
- Single-page application (SPA) built with React and TypeScript
- Hosted on AWS