kristyna
gorgun
This is me
& my
world.
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Born and raised in the Czech Republic,
calling Vancouver home for almost 15 years.
Besides being a family photographer, my world spins around my family.
I have three daughters, ranging from a preschooler to a preteen.
I came to Canada right after my university graduation. With no expectations, for a year only, to enjoy life, live freely & see the world.​
At least, that was the plan - to go back.
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I remember the first day here as if it was yesterday. It was a beautiful autumn day in September, and we spent it in Stanley Park. The sun was making the ocean sparkle in its deep blue colour, every tree around us played with a different shade of colour, magnificent mountains were in the background. And the breeze.​ Vancouver was showing off in all its glory.
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And so I fell in LOVE, not just with the city but also later with the love of my life. And so I stayed, married him, had our three babies and eventually found a different and most likely more "cup-filling" career path.
My whole life plan went out of the window. But I got a new one.
And I thank the universe for it every day.
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my love story
Being a photographer is a job of my dream. One that I've never dreamed.
Sept 27, 2010
my first day in Vancouver
My photography journey started around the same time as I moved here. Living in BC makes you constantly capture the everyday beauty of it. Mountains, along with the ocean and sunsets, made me become such a nature lover, like never before, because of this place. I'm in awe to this day.
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A couple of years passed, and then the first child came along and instead of landscape,​ I was documenting her laughs & all the firsts and felt the spark even more.
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I was creating memories, capturing our feelings forever. So, I got out there and started photographing other people's stories. I've loved it so much that it sometimes makes me wonder, how come I never knew I was born to be a photographer, an artist? Perhaps the thought of artistry as a way of making a living wasn't encouraged enough. Well, I found my way to it, or it found me, as it was always meant to be.
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I'm honoured to be invited into your life and to document it for you. It sometimes blows my mind that families cherish the photos we create together for many years ahead, and who knows, maybe for the next generations as they look back at life as it used to be.
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So here I am, ready to give YOU the photographs that capture your LOVE and tell your story.