About me
Two decades of experience in photography, design and passion in sharing knowledge.
Sergei Chyrkov is multi-disciplinary digital creator and designer. Since 2012, he has been a Founder & Creative Director at CHYRKOV studio. Sergei specializes in UX/UI, visual identity and web development. However, long before that he began his professional career as a photographer in 2004. Now it's more of a hobby, but he's always open to interesting projects😉. His favorite genres are: fashion, portraits and travel.
Also Sergei is passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience. He has been teaching web design and Figma since 2018 and helped more than 2500 students find themselves in the design world!🌍
Education.
2000-2004 — Studied art and photography in LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City.
2004-2009 — studied in Odessa National University in the Department “International Relations”.
2009-2012 — post-graduate study in Odessa National University in the Department “International Relations”.
2015-2017 — Masters of “Visual Communication Design”, Higher School of Economics, Art and Design School, Moscow.
Work and Life Events.
I began my career when I studied photography in LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City (2000-2004).
In 2003, I received a Gold Key award for photography in New York State and the silver medal at the national level, in the U.S. National competition Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards.
From 2006 I began to engage in commercial photography, specializing in fashion and portraits. In 2007 I became an official member of the Photographic Club of Odessa “FOTON 2”, and regularly took part in photo exhibitions, and various projects. In 2012 I became an official member of Odessa Photographic Association.
January 2012 — I’ve been awarded “Photographer of 2011” according to Odessa Entertainment Awards.
June 2012 — the beginning of my design career. I’ve opened my first photo and design production studio “KONTORA Production“. In 2017 — my studio had a total rebranding and now it’s called CHYRKOV studio.
November 2018 — CHYRKOV has been registered as an official trade mark in Ukraine. We received international recognition by getting awards at Awwwards, CSS Design Awards and many more.
January 2017 — I won a Grand Prix at the contest “Best Photography of 2016” for a “Swan series” in Ukraine.
November 2017 — I began to work as a Creative Director in Intourist Thomas Cook.
2018-2022 — I teach web-design and Figma at online school GeekBrains.
On March 15 2023 — I launched my first English educational channel on YouTube.
Since June 7, 2023 — I do mentoring designers at ADPlist.org
