A couple embracing in soft golden natural light, captured in a warm, cinematic editorial style

Kyiv-based photographer

Timeless photographs with honest emotion

Photographing weddings, couples, editorial stories and film from Kyiv — quiet, intimate images made to be felt for decades.

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About Iryna

Quiet direction, honest moments.

I’m Iryna Kovalenko, a Kyiv-based photographer drawn to the unhurried moments that live between the posed ones. With calm, gentle direction, I create timeless images across weddings, couples sessions, editorial stories, and film. My hope is that years from now you’ll remember not only how it looked, but exactly how it felt.

At a glance

behind the camera
8+years
captured with care
250+shoots
gallery turnaround
2–3weeks

Selected work

A portfolio told in quiet frames.

Choose a chapter below and open any frame to see it larger. Every image is edited by hand, with soft light and honest colour.

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Weddings 01 / 03

Bride and groom holding hands by a tall sunlit window during intimate vows

Vows by the window

Kyiv · Spring wedding

Weddings 02 / 03

Bride in a long sheer veil glowing in soft afternoon garden light

Veil in afternoon light

Lviv · Garden ceremony

Weddings 03 / 03

Candlelit reception table with ivory linen, peach ranunculus and gold cutlery

Linen, ranunculus, candlelight

Kyiv · Reception details

Couples 01 / 03

Couple walking hand in hand through a golden mountain meadow at sunset

Walking home through the meadow

Carpathians · Engagement session

Couples 02 / 03

Couple laughing together over morning coffee in a sunlit home kitchen

Morning coffee, unposed

Kyiv · At-home session

Couples 03 / 03

Couple embracing on a riverside embankment in warm golden-hour light

Evening by the Dnipro

Kyiv · Golden hour

Editorial 01 / 02

Model in an ivory linen suit posed on a rooftop above old city roofs

Ivory linen, Podil rooftop

Editorial · Atelier lookbook

Editorial 02 / 02

Studio portrait of a model in a flowing champagne raw-silk dress against a warm backdrop

Silhouette in raw silk

Editorial · Studio, Kyiv

Film 01 / 02

Black-and-white 35mm film photograph of a woman on a windy seaside shoreline

Odesa shoreline, in monochrome

35mm · Ilford HP5

Film 02 / 02

Grainy color film photograph of a couple in a sunlit old apartment by a lace-curtained window

Sunday light, old Kyiv flat

35mm · Kodak Portra 400

Services & Pricing

Three ways to tell your story, quietly and well.

Every collection includes a pre-shoot conversation, careful hand-editing and a private online gallery. Choose the pace that suits your day.

  • Intimate

    01

    Elopements, engagements & couples sessions

    €900 – €1,400

    • Up to 3 hours of coverage
    • 150+ hand-edited photographs
    • One location in Kyiv
    • Private gallery within 3 weeks
    Enquire about Intimate
  • Most chosen

    Signature

    02

    Full wedding day, from preparations to first dance

    €2,400 – €3,200

    • 8–10 hours of coverage
    • 500+ hand-edited photographs
    • Engagement session included
    • A selection shot on 35mm film
    • Linen-bound heirloom album
    Enquire about Signature

  • Editorial

    03

    Brands, magazines & personal portraiture

    €1,600 – €2,800

    • Half or full studio & location day
    • Creative direction & moodboard
    • 30 retouched final images
    • Commercial usage licence
    Enquire about Editorial

Custom coverage, destination weddings and film-only sessions are available on request — write to me.

Kind words

Letters from the people in the frame.

A few notes from couples, families, and collaborators, shared after the last frame was delivered.

We barely noticed Iryna was there, and yet she caught every glance between us. Our album feels exactly like the day felt.

Olena & TarasWedding · Kyiv

I am usually stiff in front of a camera. She gave me a few quiet directions, then simply let me be myself.

Marta H.Portrait session

The film portraits arrived three weeks later, and my grandmother cried at the very first one. That says everything.

Andriy K.Family film session

Calm, prepared, and kind to every single guest. Her timeline planning made our whole morning feel easier.

Sofia & DmytroWedding · Lviv

For our spring lookbook she brought a stillness we could never have art-directed ourselves.

Kateryna L.Creative director · Editorial

Our engagement session fell on a rainy day. She turned the weather into the loveliest part of our story.

Nadia & MaxCouples session

Testimonial 01 of 06

Availability · Autumn 2026

Let’s hold a date for your story.

A few days remain open this season. Write to me directly — I read every message myself and reply within a day.

Based in
Kyiv, Ukraine
Response
Within 24 hours

Next open dates

Updated September 2026

  • Oct 12–13Wedding · 2 days
  • Oct 26Couples session
  • Nov 9–10Wedding · 2 days
  • Nov 23Editorial or film

Reach me directly

Planning further ahead? 2027 dates are opening now — mention your season in your note.