Yevhen Kostiuk

Like any other form of art, photography serves as an exchange of energy with people. When creating a photograph, the author puts a piece of themselves, their energy into it. The viewer, in turn, receives this energy by looking at the photograph and through emotions, returns a part of their own energy to the author. That’s why many people, when feeling depleted, recharge themselves in theaters, philharmonics, museums, or galleries. Therefore, the viewer’s reaction—be it likes and comments in the online space or admiring gazes at a physical exhibition—is so important for the author. It’s a cycle of energy exchange. You can take photographs for yourself and collect them in a box or on your computer like a herbarium, but just as music is lifeless without listeners, photography doesn’t thrive without viewers.

Hello, my name is Yevhen Kostiuk and I am enthusiastic self-taught photographer from Kharkiv, Ukraine.

At the moment, I am ambassador at 500px.com, curator at 100asa.com and a member of the international agency Amazing Aerial, specializing in aerial photography. I have received awards in many prestigious international photography competitions, including the title “Aerial Discovery of the Year” at the reFocus Awards World Photo Annual 2023 and gold medalist in the Chromatic Photography Awards 2023. I am the holder of the Bronze Camera Award 2023 and the Silver Camera Award 2024 from the Federation of European Professional Photographers and is among the World’s Top10 FineArt Photographers’23 according to the OneEyeland.com photography platform. My photos have been published in The Times, BBC, and many other international publications.

My passion for photography began in my teenage years. Over the years, I experimented with various digital cameras and phones until I discovered aerial photography in 2021 when I bought my first drone, the DJI Mini 2. After my first flight, I realized that this was what I wanted to pursue.

Aerial photography allows me to see our world from a different perspective. Each drone takeoff is like stepping into a parallel world where familiar objects look entirely different. Currently, I use a DJI Mini 3 Pro drone and a Nikon D850 DSLR for my photography.

Currently, most of my photos are done in style I call Fine Aertial – Fine Art taken with a drone (aerial). The distinguishing features of this style include a contrasting color palette, geometric forms, minimalism, and playing with shadows.