I am Halyna Vitiuk, an award-winning commercial food and product photographer. With an 8-year background in IT sales and marketing, I approach photography not just as a visual art, but as a strategic business tool.
For over 5 years, I have been creating high-impact advertising imagery for leading food brands in Ukraine and Romania. I provide a full-cycle production process: from concept development and custom set design to expert food styling. My goal is to create visuals that highlight your product’s value and drive business results.
My commercial expertise has been recognized globally, including 1st Place at the Tokyo International Foto Awards (2025), the International Photography Awards (IPA 2022) in Professional Advertising categories. Shortlisted Pinklady 2024 and World Food Photography 2026.
FineArt Still Life photography
My art is about finding the extraordinary in the simple and creating magic out of the everyday. I create surreal, conceptual photographs where viewers can see their own stories — whether it’s a vivid childhood flashback or a reflection of modern life.
The main characters of my work are everyday objects, food, and flowers. I look for unusual combinations and rethink their meanings: turning plates into medieval outfits, vegetables into funny animals, and daisies into ice cream. Color is my primary source of visual energy, which is why my artworks are filled with bright shades and bold contrasts.
Through my photography, I aim to transmit joy and inspiration, encouraging people to find magic in everyday things and make their own visual discoveries.
Exhibitions, Awards & CV
BIO
Born in Odesa, Ukraine (1983). Currently based in Brașov, Romania.
EDUCATION
2023 - Course of "Photography Projects" in the Kyiv Photography School.
2023 - Course of "Modern Photography" in the Kyiv Photography School.
2019 - Course of photography, "Photography school by Alexandr Slyadnev", Odesa, Ukraine.
2006 - Odesa Mechnikov National University, Odesa, Ukraine, computer networks and systems.
BOOKS
2024 - photo book "100 contemporary ukrainian photographers" by Form gallery, Paris.
2023 - prize-winner photo was published in 500px GlobalPhotography Award Winners book.
2023 - winners projects was published in The PX3 Annual Winners Book.
2022 - winner photo was published in IPA Annual Book of Photography.
COLLECTIVE EXIBITIONS
2024 - "Yellow", The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, Scotland.
2024 - "Natura show", The Golden Duck gallery, Budapest, Hungary.
2024 - "Woman Forever", Ukrainian National Museum of Cosmonautics, Zhytomyr, Ukraine.
SELECTED AWARDS
2025 - 1st place winner in Tokyo International Foto Award in Advertising Professional category .
2023 - Prize winner, first place in 500px Global Photography Awards.
2023 - CERTIFICATE OF ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT from Luxembourg Art Prize.
2023 - 4 Silver place winner PYA PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS in Professiona.
2023 - Gold, Silver, Bronze winners in 10 STILL LIFE PHOTO ONE EYELAND 2022.
2023 - Gold, Silver, Bronze winners in Tokyo International Foto Award in Professional.
2023 - Silver ~ Bronze winner in Budanest International Photosward in Professional
2023,2022 - Nomination in Professional in the 9th, 8th Fine Art Photography Awards.
2022 - First Place in International Photo Award in Professional.
2022 - Platinum, Gold, Silver winner in European Photography Awards.
2022 - Silver winner in ew York photography Awards
ARTIST STATEMENT
My art is about finding the interesting in the simple and creating magic out of the ordinary. In my work I love to use everyday objects, food, and flowers, inventing some unusual combinations and rethinking the meanings. With the help of bright colors and shades in my artworks, I try to transmit the viewers good mood, joy, inspiration, and desire to make their own visual discoveries.
