Valeriya Kokushkina -

East-Coast Photographer (Digital & Film) / Creative Writer

Ever since I was a child I saw that everything could be solved with creativity, I self-taught myself everything I know until I was able to take proper training in my craft. I have no regrets in my life and use all my time to continue learning all there is to know and growing as an active art-maker and writer, using every newly acquired skill to further enhance my burgeoning work.

I’m onto something ….

Education -

1. New York Film Academy (FALL 2012) ; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, LIGHT-ROOM, CONCEPT.

2. Community College (SPRING 2013) ; MASS MEDIA STUDIES, BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY FILM.

3. Was accepted to Art Center College Of Design for Fall of 2012, had to turn it down due to tuition fee complications.

4. New York University (FALL 2013 - Present)

Work (FREELANCE) -

1. Brass Illusions ; Press Package Photographer (Feb 2013)

2. Arts Connections ; Winner -Goals&Dreams (March 2012)

www.flickr.com/photos/artsconnection/7112715093/

3. New York Times ; Electronic -Education Section (Dec 2011) www.schoolbook.org/2011/12/16/at-lincoln-high-the-path-to...

4. SpinBox Band ; (2010-12)

5. Publishing an article from college in the Medical Journal Of Henrietta Lacks (Spring 2013)

6. Freelance - Hunter College Newspaper- FRACKING PROTEST (October 19, 2013)

Flickr - www.flickr.com/ValRuns

follow on Twitter - @ValRuns

Instagram - @ValRunsPhoto

Though skill can be taught - vision can't. I learn by looking back at mistakes and improving what I missed before. You can't become outstanding at something overnight. Crafts such as this take time, tears, pain and work. Kudos to those that find all this easy, I sure as hell don't. Yet I love what I do and I wouldn't trade in my undereye bags for the world.