Anton Alymov is a Russian photographer born in 2002.
“I started my artistic adventure in 2016 on YouTube. I created a unique format of my blog which still has no analogues in the world – there are more than 330,000 people following it.”
Anton Alymov started his artistic adventure in 2016 at the age of 14, creating short films using the engines of computer games, particularly GTA 5, because he lacked the budget for traditional filmmaking but was passionate about cinematography.
Anton Alymov’s channel, ALCATRAZ OFFICIAL, grew quickly, hitting 100,000 subscribers in half a year and later reaching 330,000, and he signed partnerships with major companies like Ubisoft, Crytek, and WarGaming, gaining access to products months before official releases.
Anton Alymov used to work as a computer games promoter, and his work has been published internationally both online and in print by magazines, and his photographs have been exhibited in galleries around the world, including an exhibition at Blank Wall gallery.
Anton Alymov has been studying the work of famous painters from the past to use some of their special techniques for his own art, and he creates book covers for authors and designs covers for music albums and singles for musicians and bands.
Anton Alymov also creates photo manipulations, digital paintings, and conceptual photographs, and he has a book cover created for Matthew L. Martin’s “The Reaper”, a fantasy novel, and he has done album covers for musicians as part of his commercial work.
- Started his artistic journey in 2016 at age 14.
- His YouTube show ALCATRAZ OFFICIAL has 330,000 followers.
- He has partnered with Ubisoft, Crytek, and WarGaming.
- His photography has been exhibited internationally.
- He creates book covers and music album art commercially.
Anton Alymov’s work as a professional photographer has been published internationally both online and in print by magazines, and he has accomplished things he is proud of, working hard on his videos, sometimes spending 12-14 hours a day on them with no exaggeration.
Art Category Fact: Digital photography is a form of photography that uses digital technology to capture, process, and store images, and it has become increasingly popular since the 1990s, allowing artists to manipulate and edit images with software, and it has opened up new creative possibilities for photographers and digital artists, with key figures including Andreas Gursky, Cindy Sherman, and Jeff Wall, who have pushed the boundaries of the medium.
“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” — Aaron Siskind