Independent Photography Professional
Toronto, Canada Area
- Current
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- Creative Visionary at Ruphotography
- Owner at Discovered.ca
- Creative Director at 500px.com
- Independent Photographer at Independent Photographer
- Past
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- CEO at Temarium.ru
- Art Director at CASE Magazine
- Photographer at CASE Magazine
- Special Correspondent at Salon Magazine
- Marketing Manager at Consagro Inc.
- Education
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- Ryerson University
- Canadian Institute of Management
- Humber College
- Artemy Lebedev Studio
- Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Universitet Ekonomiki, Statistiki i Informatiki
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Ian Sobolev’s Summary
Created and managed 500px Photodigest (www.500px.com), a leading daily Russian photodigest with over 12,000 readers. Created in 2003 and currently working as an Editor-in-Chief along with a team of 7.
Created and currently lead Ru_Foto (www.ru_foto.livejournal.com), a prime community for photographers on Livejournal (#4 top community with 18,000 readers).
Envisioned and created Discovered.ca, designed for photographers by photographers. In short, Discovered.ca shows beautiful places layered on Google Maps, along with maps, trails, reviews and photographs.
Worked for glossy CASE magazine, first as a journalist and photographer since January 2006 and in August 2007 accepted invitation to become an Art Director.
Ian Sobolev’s Specialties:
Proficient in financial matters, in creating business plans, and economic analysis. Fluent English and Russian. Love to create new projects.
An experienced journalist and photographer, with years of hands-on experiences in numerous countries.
Knowledgeable of all major software, including Abode Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, and InDesign.
Ian Sobolev’s Experience
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Creative Visionary
Ruphotography
(Photography industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
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Owner
Discovered.ca
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Photography industry)
April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)
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Creative Director
500px.com
(Privately Held; Photography industry)
February 2003 — Present (6 years 10 months)
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Independent Photographer
Independent Photographer
(Photography industry)
February 2002 — Present (7 years 10 months)
Works for magazines: Salon, CASE, Korrespondent, Gallery Casa, Muslim Girl.
Works for multiple clients for outdoor advertising, food photography, etc.
Photography in Canadian embassy in UK, and private collections all over the world. -
CEO
Temarium.ru
(Internet industry)
June 2008 — January 2009 (8 months)
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Art Director
CASE Magazine
(Publishing industry)
2007 — February 2008 (1 year )
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Photographer
CASE Magazine
(Publishing industry)
January 2006 — February 2008 (2 years 2 months)
CASE Magazine - cultural landmark, a magazine about life in a whole new way. A unique establishment in Ukraine, with fine print, custom design, and creativity in every issue.
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Special Correspondent
Salon Magazine
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
May 2003 — December 2006 (3 years 8 months)
A special correspondent and photographer for Salon Magazine, a leading design and architecture magazine in Ukraine. Worked on covering projects in Canada, Europe (Netherlands, UK, France, etc.), Russia and Ukraine.
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Marketing Manager
Consagro Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Chemicals industry)
December 2004 — June 2005 (7 months)
Ian Sobolev’s Education
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Ryerson University
Business Management , Finance Major , 2004 — 2007
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Canadian Institute of Management
Management , 2004 — 2004
Approved as of 2004 with a degree of "Management" as a part of my activities, education and honors in Humber College.
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Humber College
Business Administration , Finance Major , 2002 — 2004
Received Marketing Diploma as a part of specializing activities and additional classes during the same time as a Business Administration Diploma. Both are received with Honors.
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Artemy Lebedev Studio
Specialist , Web-programming , 2001 — 2001
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Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Universitet Ekonomiki, Statistiki i Informatiki
Economist , Economics , 2000 — 2001
Left during the second year of study due to departure to Canada.
Ian Sobolev’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
