Background
Biyan was born on October 1, 1968 and grew up in Montreal, Canada.
Biyan was born on October 1, 1968 and grew up in Montreal, Canada.
He began his career as a deejay in the mid 80s. He then went on to earn a Master"s degree in Aeronautical Engineering and worked in the aerospace and defense industry. Though he had no formal training in photography, he began experimenting with cameras, film and darkroom techniques at an early age.
His affinity for photography led him to switch careers again in the late 90s.
Favourite Website Awards has described his website, com, as "about as cutting edge as you will see." In 2002, Communication Arts named the site one of its Interactive Annual 9 winners, and it was subsequently featured in the September/October 2003 issue of Communication Arts. In 2004, it was recipient of the FITC award for best navigation.
His websites have also been showcased in Taschen"s 1,000 Favorite Websites and Taschen"s Web Design Portfolios.