18 Buffalo Business Autumn 2018
With family all around the
world, photography is how Katerina
Bezrukova, associate professor of
organization and human resources,
keeps in touch.
Though she doesn't remember the
moment she snapped her first photo, she
does remember the moment she wanted
to make it her hobby.
"I was at a conference in Australia
and one of the kangaroos decided to give
me a 'hug,'" she says. "One of my colleagues
took that picture, and that's when I real-
ized how many cool things you can do with
photography."
When Bezrukova's first child,
Anthony, was born, her husband bought
her a semiprofessional Cannon camera and
told her, "If you want good pictures, do it
right."
"Since then I've been mostly photo-
graphing children, their activities or their
art," she says. "I also enjoy capturing imag-
es of nature, like shells, leaves, trees, flow-
ers and butterflies."
Bezrukova says the hobby stays in-
teresting because photography is a
combination of art, technical skill and
problem-solving.
"Children are very dynamic — they
run, jump and are constantly in flux," she
says. "I like the challenge that comes with
this in different light conditions. It forces
me to experiment with different settings
and constantly learn ways to make better
photos."
Developing a love
for photography
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She says that while it's hard to pick
a favorite out of all the moments she's
captured, one image of her daughter,
Maria, stands out in particular (at
right).
"I took that picture when we
had our last snow storm in April,"
Bezrukova says. "Maria decided
to climb the tree in our front yard,
and I took the photo as she was just
about to jump into a snow pile. It was a lot
of fun." x
— Kevin Manne
