Max S.Yakovlev

Photographer, divemaster, and traveler in Санкт-Петербург, Россия

Max S.Yakovlev

Photographer, divemaster, and traveler in Санкт-Петербург, Россия

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Yakovlev Maxim (Max S.Yakovlev), an experienced traveler and photographer, a member of the Russian Geographical Society.

After the first time I went on a journey, I realized that spiritual wealth is more important than material wealth. Since then, the list has included more than forty countries visited.

Passed from the Norwegian fjords, the jungle of Borneo and the exotic islands of the Indian Ocean to the ancient Mayan cities in Guatemala and Honduras, twice crossed the Equator and the Arctic Circle.

He climbed active volcanoes, washed his feet in several oceans and seas, and captured the most beautiful places on our planet.

He's tried many things, from skydiving, diving on sunken ships, flying on an airplane with the performance of aerobatics to participating in the annual Orange Race sailing regatta, safari in Tanzania and eating live caterpillars in the tribe of thugs in Malaysia, and grasshoppers in Thailand.

In addition to travel, he is fond of diving, being a PADI divemaster, having completed more than one hundred and sixty dives around the world, travel and underwater photography, making travel films and underwater video sketches.

Some of the films and photographs have taken part in film festivals and photo contests, winning prizes.

Collaborated with Continent Expedition magazine, which published articles on unusual travel and expeditions.

Participates in the underwater-archaeological expedition "Memory of the Baltic" as part of a group of divers to search and fix the found objects.

Awarded with the jubilee medal "55 years of the Confederation of Underwater Activities of Russia".

He is the creator of the Club-Forum "On-Line Traveler!" and the Internet radio station "Vagabond On-Line", the official representative of the Canadian company Fantasea in Russia (the project "UW-Tec.RU-research and underwater photography") and the Russian company "Underwater Robotics", the owner of the information and consulting portal "On-Line Traveler ", design studio "Ultr@GraphiX Design", "On-Line Sommelier" project dedicated to the profession of sommelier and wines, "Domestic Production Films" project, and also publishes essays and notes on the pages of his blog.

  • Work
    • On-Line Traveller Project