Sergei Brushko

Who was Sergei Brushko?

Sergei Brushko, Сергей Брушко Belarusian photographer. Known particularly for his documentary photography work in the 1990s, utilizing the Cartier-Bressonian style of street photography. Worked as a reporter for "Chyrvonaya Zmiena" and "Narodnaya Gazieta" daily newspapers. Photography exhibited in Belarus, Germany, Switzerland.

Sergei Brushko was born on May 28, 1958 in the village of Gorodeya, near the town of Niasvizh, Minsk region. He received his first camera at age of 6 for his birthday. Since then, his whole life was connected with photography. In his youth, Sergei Brushko was moonlighting shooting village celebrations and weddings; the money which he was paid was spent to buy chemicals for his passion of photography and rare magazines "Czech Foto" during his trips to Lithuania. After leaving school with a golden medal, he decided to enroll at the Geography Department of Belarusian State University, but failed the entrance exams not having gained enough points for admission to the Faculty.