Photography of Anastasiy Safari is mostly inspired by cultures of Asia, where he did much of his traveling. His photographic vision and approach to color and composition are strongly influenced by his roots. He comes from a lineage of Armenians that escaped Turkey in early 1900s. His father was born and raised in the Armenian community of Georgia - situated in the eastern region of Eurasian continent. Anastasiy holds a Master of Arts degree. Now he has devoted himself to the search of his own freedom of vision within photography.  Anastasiy recently got an honorable mention at International Photography Awards 2007 (IPA 2007) with his "Shrine of Travel Stories". This worldwide award had more than 20,000 participants from more than 90 countries.