Hello and welcome!
I started as a photographer capturing portraits, families, and events—fragments of life, frozen in time. While these subjects brought me immense joy, I found myself wanting more. A photograph without a story felt hollow, like a song without a melody. Even the simplest landscape, with the right words, could echo louder than any grand vista.
Now, I’m stepping into a new chapter, drawn to the pulse of journalism and the art of storytelling. I want to uncover places, moments, and histories that linger in the soul—a fusion of travel photography and cultural exploration. It’s a beginning, uncertain but thrilling.
People remain at the heart of my work. I see them now as threads in a larger tapestry, woven into the fabric of their surroundings. My lens seeks not just faces, but the worlds they inhabit, the stories they carry.
P.S. Many changes are coming to my website soon—hopefully all for the better.
Katya Lindstrom
12.2024
Cheers,
Katya Lindstrom
Contact ME
EMAIL: KATYA.LINDSTROM@IK.ME
MOB: +41 0782594826
15 years ago, inspired by the beauty of temples, gardens, and incredible people in China, I decided to become a photographer. I remember my first Panasonic LUMIX-30, with which I spent a couple of unforgettable student years in China, making my first clumsy attempts at photography. At that time, I considered it the epitome of technical perfection and was immensely happy to have it. Over time, I came to understand that truly, equipment is not as important as the eyes, experience, and the idea.
Three years later, upon returning to Russia, I fulfilled my dream and worked as a freelance photographer for almost six years, specializing in family, wedding, children, and reportage photography. These were priceless years of creativity, with new friends, clients, hard work, early mornings, and distant travels. Thanks to my friends and colleagues, I had several personal exhibitions, marking a new stage in my creative journey.
However, life doesn't let us settle, and as soon as you start feeling confident in something, it's time for a new twist of development. Personal drama became a trigger for change. I decided to radically change everything. I returned to China as a project manager, working with Chinese factories. It was another stage of maturation – stepping up to new tasks, projects, people, challenges, and achievements.
The Chinese period would have lasted longer if not for meeting my future husband and motherhood. All these factors, in a well-known pandemic, pushed me towards new changes. Now, I live in Switzerland with my small family. Here, I am a caring mother and an immigrant trying to integrate into the local society.
As children grow, they become more independent and grant a bit more freedom to their parents. And here I am, feeling the new winds of change; only this time, I am returning to what I love, know, and want to do – photography.
There will be more galleries and sections.
I'm doing my best to show you what I can at the soonest possible time.