Born in 1985 in Toliatti. Lives and works in Russia.

Alexander Semenov is a professional underwater photographer with more then 10 years of experience. His key speciality is scientific macro-photography in natural environment. He is a marine biologist specialising in invertebrate animals. Currently Alexander is the head of the diving team at the White Sea Biological Station which is situated at the Arctic polar circle. He is also the head of Aquatilis Expedition project - an epic underwater journey through the unknown, set to explore the world's most extraordinary creatures. He wants to show that science is not only about lab coats and lectures.

« When science meets art the Wonder is born », he says.

At the White Sea, where he works and dives most of time, the underwater world is « like my family. »

Alexander Semenov has a unique vision that leads him to work with The BBC, National Geographic, Time Magazine, Wired Magazine, The Smithsonian, Harvard Museum of Natural History, CNN and others as well, as an array of smaller cultural outlets.

He won a bunch of international and local wildlife and scientific photo contests. He has a pretty hefty list of publications, awards, workshops, exhibitions, and lectures which is « boring to read. »