Sacha Dean Biyan

Sacha Dean Bïyan is a fashion photographer and photojournalist.

Biyan was born on October 1, 1968 and grew up in Montreal, Canada. He began his career as a break dancer and club deejay in the mid 80s during the golden days of Electro and House music. He then went on to earn a a Master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering and worked as a consultant in the aerospace industry for over ten years. Although he had no formal training in photography, he began experimenting with cameras, film and darkroom techniques at an early age. His affinity for photography eventually led him to switch careers again in his early thirties.

Since then, Biyan has shot for clients such as Sony Music, Adidas, the Gap and Discovery, and his images have also appeared in magazines like GQ, Vogue and Marie Claire. He has held solo exhibitions of his works in Florence, Barcelona, Paris, Tokyo, São Paulo [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmLKSU7fa9U Sao Paulo, Memorial da America Latina Museum Exhibition video footage] ] , and most recently, Los Angeles as a benefit for Amnesty International [ [http://www.amnestyusa.org/artistsforamnesty/pdf/feb07.pdf Amnesty International] .] . Biyan is also the author of the fine art book "Spiritus Mundi", which documents his travels in Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala, Indonesia, etc. [ [http://www.editoradba.com.br Dórea Books and Art] , the book's publisher. Requires Flash.] And his fashion photographs served as the platformvague for the music CD, "Dessous Presents Eccentris: Skin Is In" as well as the iTunes album "Eccentris Vibes", both released in 2006.

Favourite Website Awards has described his website, Eccentris.com, as "about as cutting edge as you will see." [Ford, Rob, [http://www.thefwa.com/articles/reviewphoto1.html "FWA Review, Best Photo Sites"] .] In 2002, "Communication Arts" named the site one of its Interactive Annual 9 winners [ [http://www.commarts.com/CA/interactive/cai03/ Communication Arts Interactive Annual 9 Winners] ] , and it was subsequently featured in the September/October 2003 issue of "Communication Arts". [ [http://www.commarts.com/CA/interactive/cai03/ Interactive Annual 9: Eccentris] ] His websites have also been showcased in "Taschen's 1,000 Favorite Websites" [ISBN 3-8228-2586-7] and "Taschen's Web Design Portfolios" [ISBN 3-8228-4041-6] . Biyan is presently based in New York City.

References and external links

* [http://www.eccentris.com Eccentris: Sacha Dean Biyan] - Biyan's website. Requires Flash.
* [http://www.eccentris.com/mobile Eccentris Mobile] - Mobile version of original Eccentris site. Formatted for iPhone and iTouch.
* [http://www.sachabiyan.com Earth Pilgrim] - Website dedicated to his work with indigenous groups around the world. Requires Flash.
* [http://www.areaofdesign.com/inthespotlight/biyan.htm Area Of Design] - An interview about his work.
* [http://www.s-e-n.ws/cms/index.php?cccpage=dessous_releases_detail&set_dessous_releases=80 Skin Is In] at Dessous Recordings page
* [http://www.djdownload.com/mp3-detail/Various/Dessous+presents+Eccentris+Vibes/Dessous+Recordings/187063 Eccentris Vibes] from iTunes