I make video that makes people feel something — and I’m at my best when I’m helping someone become their truest self on camera.

I’ve spent nine years behind the camera. I’ve worked with brands, but what I really do is read people. I can feel when someone’s guarded, and I know how to make them comfortable until their warmth, their humor, their real self shows up in the frame. People tell me I’m easy to work with — I think it’s because I genuinely care about whoever is in front of the lens.

I’m from Kyiv, where I spent years as a top specialist in content and PR. A year ago the war and my child brought me to Los Angeles — not for the industry, but for a safer life. Kyiv will always be home, but I’ve fallen for L.A. — and I’m genuinely happy here. I’m ready to make beautiful work and real emotion for the people I meet.

One honest thing: my English is still finding its feet — I’ve only lived here a year. The camera, though, speaks a language everyone understands, and that one I’m fluent in.