User:Baleha

Volodymyr Baleha was born in 1954 in the village Kolchino, Transcarpathia, Ukraine. Desire to become a painter and to study painting came to him at the Youth Art Studio of the famous Transcarpathian painter and teacher - Zoltan Bacony. In 1971 he finished school #1 in Uzhgorod. In 1976 he graduated the Uzhgorod State University with honour. During 14 years V. Baleha had been working at secondary school as a school tutor and playing the bass-guitar in local rock group.

In 1996 he took the photocamera in his hand for the first time. Since 1997 he took active part in local exhibitions of regional photographers. In 1999 he was awarded with the Diploma of the Prime Minister of the Ukraine as a winner of all-ukrainian people's art competition. Professional carrier in photography began in 1999 with the opening of his private photo salon in Uzhgorod

From 2002, after the acquaintance with well-known Ukrainian photoartist M. Palinchak, V. Baleha began to take part in the international photosalons. Here he wins the recognation. For the 3 years of participation in the world famous photoexhibitions and salons he has achiveved the highest photographic awards of France (2004) and Belgium (2005) - Gold Medals of Photoartist Federation of abovementioned countries. There are such honours in his creative treasury as: FIAP (International Federation of Art Photography) Golden Medal (Romania, 2003), 2 Silver FIAP Medals (Spain, India 2004), Bronze Medal of Belgium photosalon "Golden Spurs" (2003), honourably mentioned in England, France and Canada (2004). More than 120 works of V. Baleha were exhibited among the best at the international exhibitions.

V. Baleha is the member of the National Union of Art Photographers of the Ukraine. In 2004 he was awarded an international honourable rank "Artist FIAP". Only two photoartists of Transcarpathia region were awarded this honourable rank earlier.

In February 2005 65 photoworks of V.Baleha were presented at his personal photoart exhibition in Kiev. Ukrainian well-known photomagazine "Digital Photographer" (№ 4, 2005) presented its best pages to the coverage of creative activity and merits of V.Baleha.

In September 2005, V. Baleha won the 1-st place in the photographic competition headed by Moscow photomagazine "Photo and Video" in photojournalism genre

V. Baleha was awarded Bronze medal of Brazil Photo Salon "JAO" in September 2005, and in November 2005 - Medal "Image without borders" of French Photo Salon "Gacilly". He also won in November 2005 the Diploma of Photoart Competition "Ochej ocharovanije...", headed by the photomagazine "Digital Photographer"