He studied photography in his home town, but in 1988 he volunteered to serve in Afghanistan and spent two years with the Red army. With the Soviet withdrawal he returned to Moscow and finished his studies.

After a period working for several Russian travel publications he moved to Belgrade and later to Pale. In 1995 he joined the Army of Republika Srpska. Following the Dayton "agreements" he chose to live in exile in Portugal, where he resided till 2004.

Currently he resides in Panama and works as a free-lancer.

contact: mdurruti@md-photo.biz