Jewelry wasn’t where I started, but it’s where my photography eventually settled.
I’ve been photographing since 2007, working with weddings, families, and people. Over the years, that work became about light, timing, and presence in real environments.
I later began taking jewelry classes in San Francisco. My work shifted into jewelry photography and stayed there.
Since then, I’ve been focused on photographing jewelry, alongside making it myself. That combination changed how I see the work entirely, not only how a piece appears, but how it’s constructed, how it carries weight, and how it exists beyond the studio.
I’ve also worked within the jewelry world through galleries and through marketing, sales, and custom projects. That experience shaped how jewelry is communicated, from the bench, to the image, to its presence across campaigns and digital spaces.
I work across product, on-model, and lifestyle photography, depending on the piece and how it needs to be shown. The approach stays consistent: clarity, precision, and sensitivity to detail, with the jewelry always at the center.
These days, I work with fine jewelry designers and brands. Occasionally I photograph other subjects, but jewelry remains the focus.
— Olya