ABOUT SASHA PRIMAK
AN AWARD-WINNING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PHOTOGRAPHER, ART DIRECTOR, & MARKETING SPECIALIST
LOCATION: LANGLEY/, BC AVAILABLE FOR WORK WORLDWIDE
HER PASSION LIES IN UNCOVERING THE TRUE ESSENCE OF PEOPLE AND THINGS THAT OFTEN IS HIDDEN BELOW THE SURFACE. SHE BELIEVES IN MAGIC THAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE EVERYDAY, BEAUTY IN IMPERFECTION, AND EXTRAORDINARY QUALITIES OF SIMPLE THINGS.
OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES, SASHA HAS WORKED WITH DIFFERENT CLIENTS AND SUBJECTS AROUND THE GLOBE AND HAS BEEN A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR TO DIFFERENT ONLINE MEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINES, INCLUDING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
HER BACKGROUND IN FINE ART AND EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN ADVERTISING, MARKETING, DESIGN AND PHOTO INDUSTRIES HELP TO BRING HER UNIQUE VISION TO ALL OF HER PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY A NUMBER OF PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS YEAR AFTER YEAR.
CURRENTLY SHE WORKS AS AN ART DIRECTOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER FOR PRIMUS STUDIO, A VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN PRINT AND PUBLICATION DESIGN, CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT, BRANDING, AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL, ARCHITECTURAL, ADVERTISEMENT, AND PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY.
WWW.SASHAPRIMAK.CA
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AWARDS & RECOGNITION
PERSONAL PROJECTS
16TH POLLUX AWARD (INTERNATIONAL )
2021 - GOLD WINNER
Professional section • Children portrait
2021 - BRONZE WINNER
Professional section • Architecture & Interiors
2021 - BRONZE WINNER
Professional section • Portrait
ARCHITIZER (INTERNATIONAL )
2021 - PHOTOS THAT TELL POWERFUL STORIES
ABOUT ARCHITECTURE - FINALIST
One Photo Challenge
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS (INTERNATIONAL )
2020-2021 - FINALIST
Professional section - Architecture category
INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS
2020-2021 - FINALIST
Professional section - Fine Art category
TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS
2018 - BRONZE WINNER
Professional People-Family category
THE PHOTOGRAPHY GALA AWARDS
2018 - Honorable Mention
Professional “Open theme” category
THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
2018 - Honorable Mentions
Professional Advertising-Fashion category
Professional Fine Art-Portrait category
Professional Nature category
Professional People-Family
Professional Travel/Tourism
INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS
2019 - FINALIST
Professional section-Fashion category
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - PUBLISHED
2018 - Editors’ Spotlight, Photo of the Week
2015 - “Eye spy” story
2015 - Editors’ pick “Angry bird”
2014 - Daily dozen”Sisters’ Love”
EXHIBITION
CLIENTS’ PROJECTS
THE NATIONAL AWARD (CANADA )
2023 - THE BEST PRINT AD - WINNER
Services provided:
Photography, Staging & Graphic Design
Client: Hayer Builders Group
https://tinyurl.com/mrxwsxvc
2023 - BEST BROCHURE/KIT - FINALIST
Services provided:
Graphic design & Photography
Client: Hayer Builders Group
https://tinyurl.com/32s79tmv
2023 - BEST SIGNAGE - FINALIST
Services provided:
Graphic design
Client: Hayer Builders Group
THE GEORGIE AWARDS (CANADA )
2023 - BEST ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
2023 - BEST CORPORATE WEBSITE
2023 - BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN
Services provided:
Graphic design, Staging, Interior styling and Photography, Photo editing
Client Hayer Builders Group
https://georgieawards.ca/?page_id=59#138023
BEAUTY SHORTLIST AWARD (NORTH AMERICA )
2023 - WINNER & FINALIST IN 7 CATEGORIES:
Services provided:
Branding, Packaging and marketing materials design, Photography
Client: Nashe Beauty
8-25 May, 2019 - Galeria Valid Foto, Barcelona, Spain
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ART DIRECTOR | PHOTOGRAPHER
PRIMUS STUDIO - CREATIVE VISUAL SOLUTIONS
JUN 2016 - PRESENT
SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Project Management · Communication with clients · Multimedia content development ·
- Advertising · Marketing Strategy · Branding & Identity · Architectural Photography and E diting ·
- Online Advertising · Product Photography · Creative Concept Design · Creative Strategy ·
- Graphic Design · Interior Photography and Styling · Directing video/photoshoots & postproduction
- High-End Photo, Image editing & Retouching
CLIENTS:
Hayer Builders Group, Nashé Beauty, Refeed Canada, Grandview Law Group, KCC Architecture, NexCru Technologies, Amai Naturals, Dura Surface Protection, Promosa Management, Coast Doors, KLN K lein Product Development, Taurus Agricultural Marketing, Active AgriProduct, Sunblaster Lighting, Robert Miller Architectural Designer, 5R Cosmetics, Green Planet Nutrients.
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
GREENSTAR PLANT PRODUCTS INC.
SEP 2008 - MAR 2015
SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Branding & Identity · Page Layout · Image Editing · Print Design · Magazine Design ·
· Catalogue Production · File Management · Photography and photo editing · Art Direction · Typography ·
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
BUREAU OF MARKETING TECHNOLOGIES
SEP 2001 - JUL 2005
SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Branding & Identity · Packaging Design · Print and Digital advertising · Direct Mail ·
- Graphic Design · Corporate Identity · File Management · Photo editing ·
SKILLS & EDUCATION
ABILITY TO:
- COORDINATE MULTIPLE PRIORITIES AND PROJECTS
- WORK IN A FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT AND UNDER TIGHT DEADLINES
- MAINTAIN AND FOSTER LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIENTS AND CONTRACTORS
- WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT
- IMPLEMENT NEW SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE LONGSTANDING PROCESSES
- INSPIRE AND GUIDE PEOPLE TO GET THE JOB DONE
- DEVELOP AND COMMUNICATE A VISION
DEMONSTRATE:
- HIGH LEVEL OF INITIATIVE AND SELF MOTIVATION
- WILLINGNESS TO LEARN, TAKE ON NEW PROJECTS, AND SET THE BAR HIGHER
- STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- ATTENTION TO DETAILS
- DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF COLOR THEORY, PRE-PRESS, PHOTO AND STUDIO LIGHTING EQUIPMENT
PROFICIENT:
ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD SOFTWARE: PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, INDESIGN, LIGHTROOM, ACROBAT MS OFFICE (INCL. EXCEL, POWERPOINT, WORD), KEYNOTE
MAILCHIMP, WORDPRESS, SHOPIFY, DIGITAL PUBLISHING PLATFORMS
EDUCATION:
1994 - 2000 NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF UKRAINE “KPI” (UKRAINE) Graphic design & computer science major; Editing, Publishing and Photography minors
1988 - 1992 MLYNIV FINE ARTS SCHOOL (UKRAINE)
ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY
AWARDED
ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY
AWARDED
WHERE DO WE COME FROM? WHAT ARE WE? WHERE ARE WE GOING?”
by Sasha Primak“Architecture is a way of seeing, thinking and questioning our world and our place in it.”
– T.Mayne“The Beaty Biodiversity Museum by Patkau Architects provides accommodation to the blue whale skeleton that illustrates the interconnectedness of all living things. When visitors enter the museum they can admire the magnitude of the largest animal that has ever lived on Earth at eye level. Then, they can descend a switchback ramp to stand below and pause in awe of the skeleton’s full breadth.
The unobstructed view invokes the hushed reverence for nature’s wonder and puts things into perspective… The whale population has drastically decreased during the commercial whaling era and it may never fully recover. A minimalist aesthetic of this space, with its clean lines and a monochromatic palette, provides a beautiful in its simplicity backdrop for life’s drama while offering a perfect site for learning and selfreflection.”
Camera: Canon