Hi, I'm Irina –
Narrative & Video Creator & Art Photographer
Storytelling for Growth
The golden rule of storytelling: don’t tell — show.
🎬 I help shape powerful stories — from idea to final edit.
I support you through the entire video process: pre-production, filming, and post-editing.
🎬 Professional Photographer, Videographer & Editor
📚 Trained at the Schrijversacademie | Author of a book on intergenerational transformation
🎥 Creator of signature storytelling workshops:
— Personal Brand Story workshop
— Story of Growth workshop
📝 Maker of the Storytelling Diary & Transformation Storytelling Game
As a professional photographer, narrative and video creator, I help you bring your stories to life — in the form of a text, photos or videos/podcasts.
You talk, we take care of the rest:
→ Setting, filming, editing, subtitles, thumbnail, Spotify version, and social media clips.
From Siberia
It all started when I decided to write a story about my grandmother, who was exiled to Siberia at the age of five. She was exiled because she was the daughter of a kulak. These were the 1930s, when Stalin carried out collectivization, and entire families were sent to Siberia. A five-year-old girl, a week in a "teplushka" — a cattle wagon. And then you start life in Siberia, in the midst of endless snows and steppes, without a father, without a home, without everything familiar, which was sacrificed to the new power.
Collective Uncounsious
I believe that the experiences of past generations accumulate in our unconscious. And only by realizing them, sharing with others, bringing them to light, can we free ourselves from them. Several generations later, I can speak about this, share the story, and rid myself of learned helplessness, gradually shedding the role of a victim, a hostage of circumstances. I am learning to take responsibility for my life and become the main character of my story. After all, I am not defined by the sum of generational experiences — I believe in free will and the healing power of words.
Love for books & photo & video
Besides, I love books, which is why five years ago I studied the Writers Academy in Amsterdam, where I learned writing techniques in depth. This allowed me to synthesize the acquired knowledge and psychology into my own methods. The best material for creativity is real life and personal experience.
After all, we love to read about ourselves: about how we grow, cope with difficulties, and the incredible strength that lies deep within us.
Besides, I’m a professional photographer — my art photography has been featured in exhibitions (check foto's below).
But I chose to move into video storytelling—writing is hard work, and with video production, I can make it easier for people to share their stories.
From writing scripts and filming to editing and podcast production, I would be happy to help you to share your story!
Best wishes and powerful stories,
Irina Kosareva
Transformation Storytelling Lab
Address
P.C. Boutensstraat 9
1382 AM Weesp
Transformation Storytelling Lab
KVK: 95932305
BTW: NL005178396B02
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IBAN: NL82 KNAB 0776 1408 25
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