My name is Max Surikov and I own and operate Maxim Photo Studio. Why Maxim Photo Studio? I used Maxim because it is my first name in Russian and Photo Studio because I wanted to connote a capability to set myself apart from those that merely shoot outside in daylight hours.
In the last century I played competitive Table Tennis, competed on an amateur bodybuilding circuit and to get ready for the business world, passed the CPA exam. However with all my varied interests, photography was always my passion. In 2005, I completed the prestigious New York Institute of Photography course. The rigorous and challenging course work served to bolster my innate photography knowledge and ability. Shortly after graduating I formed Maxim Photo Studio to provide a wide range of professional photography services using a mix of contemporary, artistic and photojournalistic styles.
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Springboro High School kicked off the 2008 football season by facing Kings High School in Mason, OH. Click on the image below of Springboro Football players #20-Zach Lindamood, #80-Lucas Staten, #52-Austin Kaiser, and #55-Eric Damian for additional pictures of each player.
Springboro High School Football
Denise and Chris were married in Fairfield on Saturday August 16th. Click on the image for more images.
Denise and Chris Wedding
Springboro High School scrimmaged Mason High School on August 15, 2008 at Careflight Field in Springboro. Click on the images of #20-Zach Lindamood below to review additional player images
Zach Lindamood prepares to evade the Mason Defender
Amy and Bryan were married on Saturday August 2, 2008 at the St. Maximiliam Kolbe Church in Liberty Township, OH. The receptions was held Cincinnati Marriott North in West Chester. I cruised with the ladies, the men, and then with the bridal party for additional pictures at the Voice of America Park also in West Chester. Click on the picture below to view additional images.
Dayton Bombers posted a gallery of some of my fight images from the 2007-2008 season. For those of you who are not hockey aficionados and before you’d like to dismisses these images as pure brutality, these fights do serve multiple purposes. First, they motivate a team to perform, especially if your team is playing sluggishly, Second, they are used to restore natural order of the game when the refs wont/cant see an infraction or as a revenge for priors game’s, season’s play between both teams or combatants; Lastly a player may choose to go on his own and fight, but must observe the rules of the fight at all times, such as no headbutts, hair pulling, faking, etc. Enjoy.
Meet Mr. Fish
Maxim Photo Studio photographed Amy and Christopher’s engagement in Westerville OH. We started the shoot in downtown Westerville, a quiet and quaint suburb of Columbus and then drove to the incomparable Inniswood Metro Park. The park had everything, beautiful gardens, sloping landscapes, scenic woodlands and numerous waterways throughout the park. We took so many great images that it was hard ti select the best of the best below. Their wedding is on December 14th and we are looking to photographing them. Click the image below for some of the choice selections.
I was privileged, as a member of the press, to get a 20 minute ride on the Huey Helicopter at the Dayton Airshow. The rides were provided by “The Sky Soldiers“, a demonstration, all volunteer team composed of former military aviators some of whom flew the original Hueys in Vietnam. Today’s Hueys were fully refurbished with brand new engines, all of the bullet holes were patched up and seats added for comfort. The original Vietnam versions were “bare bones” with the military personnel having to hold on for dear lives by little hooks on the floor and no seats or seatbelts. The sound of the rotating blades spinning at 324 revolutions per minute stil made that familiar sound of the Vietnam war footage sound. Here is a video of a Huey ride along with other helicopter demonstrations with one of the Sky Solders’ pilots.
Here is the Huey on which I flew and other images from the show.
Yesterday I photographed Barack Obama’s speech on Energy policy at Stivers High School in Dayton. The speech was attended by over 500 supporters who began lining up to get their seat up to four hours prior to the event. Prior to the speech the crowd joined into spontaneous cheers of “O-Bama” and “Yes We Can”. To show that this is not a partisan venture, I also photographed President Bush’s visit to Dayton back in March. Check it out HERE.
As many of you know, I have been operating a sports photography business called ProAct Image for the past three years. During that time, I’ve shot most Major Professional sporting events, as well as local Amateur competitions and have become the official photographer for the Dayton Bombers AA Professional hockey team. I initially wanted to keep my wedding and portrait business separate from sports photography, if for no other reason than to provide a specific website concentration and not appear as a “Jack of all photography Trades”. However, in these times of internet transparency where your capabilities and persona can be Googled, my former reasoning no longer applies. Also, even though I am a CPA, the sheer amount of daily accounting, managerial, and technical oversight, not to mention monthly, quarterly and year-end regulatory compliance, can be overwhelming. Therefore, after much deliberation I have decided to incorporate my ProAct Image brand under the one business entity of Maxim Photo Studio.
This decision will allow me to share the passion I have for sports, as I used to say “Savoring life at 1/500 of second” with my desire to capture the beauty of everyday events where media credentials and PR passes are not required. I trust you’ll enjoy this new approach and leave your comments.
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of photographing Ellen and Garrett’s wedding in Mt. Adams. Check out the pics and the slideshow HERE.