About

My life is about the small, precious moments everyday; celebrating friendship, love, or a little bit of hard-earned knowledge. My passion is to capture and shape these moments through film and photo. I love challenging myself to produce the best media I can for the project at hand and I love learning something new about my craft everyday!

I graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015 with a B.A. in Philosophy and a B.S. in Psychology. I have always had a love of candid, documentary style work - placing myself as an embedded observer has always been rewarding and exciting - and got my start shooting nightlife and concerts. I now work as a freelance photographer, videographer, and FAA licensed sUAS (drone) operator. I have also worked for the University's Public Affairs office producing commercial video for marketing and promotion of various U of I departments since 2014.

Please don't hesitate to contact me about any project or just to chat about photography, life, or anything really ^_^

For a slightly longer introduction check out my first blog post!

Info

I'm currently based out of Highwood in the beautiful Northshore Illinois!

Email me anytime: hello@nickyi.com

+1.847.207.6339