Sevan’s journey in the world of photography started very early in his life, around 7 years of age, when his dad gave him his medium format Agfa camera and told him to check where the light was coming from, compose correctly, make sure his shot is in focus and then take his picture. He still remembers the excitement he felt just before he took his first shot with that camera. That feeling, still continues with him today.

His journey continued to high school, where he formally took photography classes and eventually to Santa Monica College, School of Photography, where he honed his craft. He majored in Environmental Sciences and he worked in that field for several years but his LOVE of photography proved much stronger and with the support of his wife, he started to pursue a career in photography in 2001.

Sevan’s studies in photography continued by his frequent visits to museums and galleries in Los Angeles, where with each new exhibit, he studied and paid great attention to past and up-&-coming styles in photography, and ultimately, and perhaps subconsciously, he applies those learned styles and technics to his photography today.

His interests in photography are many and include performing arts, landscapes, old churches and structures, street scenes and photojournalism, but his passion lies in street photography, where events happen spontaneously and unexpectedly.

He enjoys the works of Henri Cartier-Bresson, André Kertész, Brassaï, Vivian Maier, Garry Winogrand, Sebastiao Salgado, Dorothea Lange, and many others.