My name is Bilguun Narmandakh, but within my community, I am better known as Hiroshi. I am a 26-year old full-time photographer based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Shortly after I was born, my parents temporarily moved to Russia to pursue higher education, and as a result, I was left with my grandparents in Gobi Altai, a province of Mongolia. As a child, I grew up in the country, surrounded by nature. My grandpa had a career advancement opportunity in the Arkhangai province, so we relocated there not long afterwards, and that is where I spent most of my childhood.
Ever since I was a kid, I always envisioned myself being involved with the arts in one way or another. It almost felt like there was nothing else I could or would rather do. Visual mediums attracted me greatly, and when I got my first DSLR in 2009, it sparked my interest in photography. That is also when I moved to Singapore to earn my Bachelor of Science in business. Upon my arrival there, I had this natural urge to document my new surroundings. However, as far as education goes, I did not take photography seriously until I discovered the photography hosting website, Flickr.