We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Evgeny Kolskiy. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Evgeny below.

Hi Evgeny, thanks for joining us today. Do you think your parents have had a meaningful impact on you and your journey?

My parents always gave me the freedom to make my own choices and never forced me to follow their wishes. From a young age, they allowed me to make my own decisions, experiment, make mistakes, and learn from them. I believe this was a key factor in my development as a creative individual.

For example, when I was deciding where to study, they never opposed my choices but supported me instead, saying, “Give it a try; maybe you’ll like it.” This approach allowed me to grow in my own unique direction.

For a creative person, it’s very important not to be confined by strict boundaries or imposed rules. When there are no limitations, you start to explore your own paths, try new things, combine seemingly incompatible ideas, and create something truly unique. This freedom has shaped who I am today and continues to help me find creative solutions in both life and career.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

My creative career began over fifteen years ago in television. Back then, I started at the very bottom: as an assistant, engineer, and general helper. But I was always drawn to the camera. Over time, I worked my way up, started filming on my own, and eventually became a cinematographer.

Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with some incredible and influential figures. Just last year, I filmed Donald Trump, who has since become president. My portfolio also includes work with Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, Tommy Hilfiger, Richard Branson, and many other well-known personalities, some of whom I can barely recall now because the list is so long.

Today, I work on commercials, including automotive and fashion projects, music videos, and television reality shows. What sets me apart is my attention to detail and my passion for crafting visual stories that captivate and inspire viewers.

I’m proud that my experience and approach allow me to find unique creative solutions for every project. It’s important to me that my clients and followers know I create visual content that not only meets their goals but also evokes emotion, tells a story, and helps them stand out.

We’d love to hear about how you met your business partner.

To be honest, I’ve had many such experiences in my life, and I continue to work with many of these people to this day. The longest and most fruitful partnerships were formed back in my institute years, when I was just starting out. I believe educational institutions play a huge role in networking and building meaningful connections that can accompany you throughout your life. Often, it’s not the education itself that matters the most, but the opportunity to meet like-minded people. People who are close to your age, share similar perspectives, and have similar ambitions. Usually, they are just as driven by an idea as you are.

It is in such an environment that the most valuable connections are usually made. Of course, you can cross paths with partners at work or in other professional settings. However, in my industry, where creative individuals often work independently, this happens less frequently. For example, if you’re a cinematographer, you rarely meet peers with the same skill set on a film set. There are camera operators and other professionals, but few who share the same approach or creative mindset. That’s why educational institutions are such a unique space for finding these kinds of people.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

For me, I have a greater appreciation for creatives as opposed to traditional artists. I deeply respect all kinds of artists, whether it’s music, painting, design, or anything else. But I believe creatives are those individuals who know how to blend different styles, directions, and colors to create something entirely new. It will be truly innovative because a talented artist often works within one particular direction their whole life. But creatives make everything shift by combining various styles of music, video, imagery, photography, or anything else. I think it’s thanks to creatives that industries can change their course, set new trends, and so on.

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