Sacha Dean Biyan

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Sacha Dean Bïyan is a fashion photographer and photojournalist.

Biyan was born on October 1, 1968 and grew up in Montreal, Canada. He holds a Master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering and worked as a consultant in the aerospace industry for over ten years before diverting his full attention to photography. Although he had no formal training in photography, he began experimenting with cameras, film and darkroom techniques at an early age. Biyan's affinity for photography eventually led him to switch careers in his early thirties.

Favourite Website Awards has described his website, Eccentris.com, as "about as cutting edge as you will see."[1] In 2002, Communication Arts named the site one of its Interactive Annual 9 winners, in the category "Self Promo."[2] The site was subsequently featured in the September/October 2003 issue of Communication Arts.[3]

He is the author of the book Spiritus Mundi, which documents his travels in Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Peru, etc.[4] His fashion photographs also served as the platform for the music CD, Dessous Presents Eccentris: Skin Is In as well as the iTunes album Eccentris Vibes, both released in 2006. His websites have also been showcased in Taschen's 1,000 Favorite Websites[5] and Taschen's Web Design Portfolios[6].

[edit] References and external links

  1. ^ Ford, Rob, "FWA Review, Best Photo Sites".
  2. ^ Communication Arts Interactive Annual 9 Winners
  3. ^ Interactive Annual 9: Eccentris
  4. ^ Dórea Books and Art, the book's publisher. Requires Flash.
  5. ^ ISBN 3-8228-2586-7
  6. ^ ISBN 3-8228-4041-6


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