I was still looking for a better paying job and soon got lucky again! I came to visit the biggest Traveling Agency in Hurghada (which had already turned me down once before) exactly at the time when one of their Russian guides left for home. Oh yeah, the mind-blowing Red Sea underwater world! I was a SCUBA Diving Instructor Assistant for a few months: every day in the Red Sea, diving, snorkeling, swimming with dolphins, feeding the big-lipped Napoleon fish, escaping moray eels. I spent 2 years in Egypt, and got to do some amazing things. You know, “the harder I work, the luckier I get” they say. I must say I’m fearless when it comes down to making life-changing decisions, but I never sat and waited for Lady Luck to come knock on my door. I came back to cold Moscow, packed my bags for a longer trip, bought a one-way ticket back to Hurghada, Egypt, and in 3 weeks I was running around the little resort town looking for a job. I started traveling when I was 12, and at 19, my quick trip to Egypt changed the course of my life forever. That’s probably the only dull and boring part of my story. I spent many years gaining higher education and climbing the career ladder in the financial industry in Moscow, Russia. Like many, Photography wasn’t the profession I chose right out of school. I am also an International College of Professional Photography (Melbourne, Australia) graduate, NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) member, and represented by Aston Models Agency, Beverly Hills, CA been about 6 years since I started my wonderful journey into the world of Digital Photography and Retouching. My name is Julia Kuzmenko McKim, and I’m a professional Beauty and Portrait photographer, digital artist and retoucher.
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