Sasha Primak - Bio and Portfolio by Primus Studio

PHOTOGRAPHER • ART DIRECTOR • MARKETING SPECIALIST

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

SASHA.PRIMAK@GMAIL.COM

+1.778.878.4542

@SASHA_PRIMAK

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