About Me

I was adopted from Krasnodar, Russia as an infant; raised in a large Irish Family in West Michigan; completed my collegiate studies in the Twin Cities of Minnesota and the Eternal City of Rome.

Presently, I live and work in the Pacific Northwest, where I have been the Pastoral Assistant for Adult Faith Formation and Liturgy at Saint Mary Magdalen Parish and Saint John Mission in the Archdiocese of Seattle. (To learn more about the awesome stuff going on in the parish, click here!)

Though the focus of my life is Christ, and my first love is ministering in His Church in whatever ways He calls me, I also, even from a young age, have always been interested in graphic and digital art: photography, design, website construction, and even some videography. This website is dedicated predominantly to sharing my passion work in these areas, and I look forward to sharing more of that here as time goes on!

In the header of this site you’ll find the monogram MTIJPF; this is representative of my name.

Maxim, my first name
Thomas, my middle name
Ivanovich, my Russian patronymic
John Paul, my Confirmation name
Farrell, my last name