Film production company Film Construction, has brought fine art photographer and AI imager Katya Brook on to the team.
Born and raised in a multicultural Siberian town near Lake Baikal, Russia, Brook’s upbringing in a diverse environment has instilled adaptability and a unique lens on the world. Beginning her career at a marketing agency in Moscow, she chose to pursue her love of photography in New Zealand, where she has become a fresh and compelling new artist.
“Katya is a rare genius with a distinct vision and a beautiful, easy way about her as she works to achieve it. I’ve been privileged enough to shoot alongside her and see her in action constantly over the last five or six years – most recently on the side of Aoraki/Mt Cook for a global client in a complex shoot of set pieces that she calmly hit home runs on – she’s the real deal. A true global-level art voice with a commercial sensibility that’s instantly recognisable, I feel very lucky to have worked alongside her,” says Si Moore of Bayly & Moore.
For Brook, photography and art are her way of exploring and expressing her true self. She seeks to constantly improve her skills, see things from new perspectives, and push herself creatively. Brook finds inspiration in artists such as Goya, Van Gogh, and Agnes Martin.
Her fine art photography has been exhibited at the Image Nation Exhibition in Paris. Her impressive portfolio includes campaigns, look-books, and commercial imagery for renowned names like Hotel Britomart, Kingi, Mina For Her, Walker and Bing, Charlotte Penman, Goodnight My Darling, Foley, NZ Trio, Volvo, Range Rover, and others.
As an emerging AI artist, Brook spends hours delving into AI processes, exploring the creation of surrealistic worlds influenced by the films of Tarkovsky, Malick, Kar-wai, and Zhang Imou. She sees these skills as not a replacement but an extension of live capture. A little like Gene Roddenberry’s 1980s holo-deck, where your imagination is your only limitation.
View Katya’s Portfolio HERE
