Serhii Korovayny

Documentary Photographer + Visual storyteller + Fulbright scholar / Based in Ukraine

Sergey Korovayny is a visual storyteller and Fulbright scholar based in Kyiv, Ukraine. He works with editorial and commercial photography, video, and VR. As a photojournalist, Sergey worked with Ukrainian and international media,... read on
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Available in: Ukraine
Coverage Regions: Europe
Languages Spoken: English, Ukrainian, Russian
Years of experience: 6 to 10
Sergey Korovayny is a visual storyteller and Fulbright scholar based in Kyiv, Ukraine. He works with editorial and commercial photography, video, and VR.

As a photojournalist, Sergey worked with Ukrainian and international media, including Financial Times, Radio Free Europe, Society, KyivPost, The Ukrainians, Astana Times, etc. As a commercial and editorial visual storyteller, Sergey collaborated with the United Nations, OSCE, Danish Demining Group/Danish Refugee Council, American Chamber of Commerce, GIZ, British Council, etc.

In 2016, Sergey became a photographer and photo-editor in Ukrainer project, focusing on the multimedia travel content about Ukraine. That time he started work with a 360-degree video and Virtual Reality medium and joined New Cave Media, one of the first Ukrainian VR production companies. Amond other projects, he became an assistant director of Aftermath VR Euromaidan, a Google-supported immersive documentary project.

In 2018, Sergey joined The Gate, a leading Ukrainian photo agency.

He received the Fulbright scholarship and made his Master's study in Visual Communications in the Newhouse School of Public Communication in Syracuse, NY, USA (2017-2020).

Sergey's works were showcased at multiple personal and group exhibitions in Ukraine, the USA, and France.


2020
Fresh Eyes  from GUP Magazine - Winner 2020
Festival of Ethical Photography - Shortlisted
World Press Photo Joop Swap Masterclass - Nominee

2016-2019
Fulbright grant - Winner
Honour of the Profession - Winner
Slovak Press Photo - Third place
Ukrainian Photographer of the Year - Shortlisted


CLIENTS

Editorial photography
  • Financial Times
  • Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  • Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur
  • Society Magazine
  • Astana Times
  • Bird in Flight
  • The Village Ukraine
  • Українська Правда
  • KyivPost
  • Ukrainer

Commercial photography

  • United Nations Women
  • Danish Refugee Council
  • Danish Demining Group
  • OSCE 
  • GIZ
  • Voodoo
  • Aspen Institute
  • Rotary International
  • British Council
  • Czech Center
  • Ukrainian Institute for the Future
Via The Gate Agency:
  • United Nations Refugee Agency
  • United Nations Population Fund
  • American Chamber of Commerce
  • The Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs
  • Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine
  • GlobalLogic
  • Klitschko Foundation
  • UFuture/UNIT City
  • Kyiv Smart City
  • Всеукраїнська рада реанімації
  • TEDx Київ

Video

  • OSCE
  • USAID
  • Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  • Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine
  • Internews Ukraine
  • Syracuse University
  • Voodoo
  • Наш Киев