(canadianart.ca) A world-famous master of seascapes, photographer David Burdeny is currently displaying a collection of his works called “Ice Age” at Kyiv’s Brucie Collections gallery.

The exhibition has 16 panoramic photographs depicting cold oceans and icebergs, mostly taken in Antarctica and Greenland between 2002 and 2007. Born in 1968 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Burdeny has a degree in Interior design and a Master’s in Architecture. He started taking photographs of prairie landscapes at the age of 12, developing black-n-white prints himself in a makeshift darkroom.

Influenced by such notable photographers as Michael Kenna, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Fay Goodwin, Burdeny prefers to photograph in poor light and near darkness, using unusually long exposures. The result is haunting, meditative and demanding in its supremacy.

Burdeny’s works seem to be aimed to make the viewer feel small before vastness and massiveness of nature. His recent projects include “Shorelines” consisting of photos taken along the shorelines of Japan, Northern France and the Pacific Northwest. Burdeny’s works are widely presented in private and corporate collections in Canada, USA and Europe.

Since 2002 he has taken part in over 40 personal and collective exhibitions, and received many photographic awards, including Professional Photographer of the Year: Nature in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and 2010 from IPA (International Photography Awards).

Brucie Collections (55B Artema, 353-1234). Through April 12. Open Mon-Fri 11 a.m. till 7 p.m., Sat 11 a.m. till 6 p.m.