Meet Yulia

An award-winning travel journalist, photographer, writer, Telly-Award-winning filmmaker, speaker, educator, and creative consultant

Yulia is an integrated paid and earned media creator, providing storytelling and creative consulting services in writing, photography, video, social reels, podcasts, and workshops.

Yulia works with tourism destinations, pitching and placing stories in publications post-visit. She also creates paid content campaigns, including but not limited to social media, client content packages, podcast partnerships, and more.

Yulia’s assignments have taken her to ~100 countries, including Sierra Leone, the Arctic Circle, Botswana, Austria, China, & more

Award-Winning Stories

Yulia’s documentary, The Story of Abdul Raouf, won a Gold Telly Award in 2024, competing against 13,000 entries to join the ranks of winners like the creative powerhouses of Adobe, Netflix, National Geographic, LinkedIn, and others.

Telly Awards honors excellence in video and TV across all screens, wuth past winners including AirBnB, Conde Nast, NASA, and more.

Yulia’s Expertise

editorial

Features for Conde Nast Traveler, NatGeo, TIME, and more, branded content for Thrillist, Outside, and more

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visual

Editorial & commercial photography and filmmaking in lifestyle, travel, & hospitality for NatGeo, Getty Images, and more

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speaking & Workshops

Speaking engagements & workshops for NatGeo, various tourism boards, and conferences

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going places

Hosting weekly travel podcast & newsletter with brand partnership opportunities

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