Why Kevin Ostajewski is the Goat of Celebrity Photography

"I'm 26, and I was born in the USA in Chicago. When I was 10 years old, I moved to Poland with my parents. After 6 years in Poland, I returned to Chicago. I currently live in California (Calabasas) and started my career in Chicago shooting gym videos. I knew I had to move to California to build a bigger career - but I didn't know anyone there. I started writing about 50 emails a day and a huge amount of private messages on IG. At first, no one wrote back because no one took me seriously, but I persisted, and one day a well-known person in "fitness" wrote back to me. I was studying something different than what I am doing now, which is that I thought I would become a personal trainer (that's how I knew what lighting and angles to use to make the athletes look good). I studied Exercise Science - but I was only in college for 6 months, and then I went to California. I came back after a few weeks and had to stake everything on either a career in California or college. I chose California and never went back to college. I learned filmmaking and editing from Youtube and by learning from my mistakes." 

Your client list speaks volumes about your photography skills, and you have probably taken some very memorable photos. Are there any sessions that really stand out for you? 

"The beautiful thing is that every day I do something different - one day I'm at the F1 race and taking a photo, and the other day I'm visiting the White House with Paris Hilton. My responsibility is planning, recording, and taking pictures and then editing. I am a photographer and videographer for celebrities around the world. One of my memorable photos and the most stressful moment was taking a group picture with Donatella Versace, Paris Hilton, Madonna, Selena Gomez, and Drew Barrymore. When it comes to locations and exploring the world, it had to be a honeymoon with Paris Hilton and Carter Reum - it was a 7-week honeymoon right after their wedding, and we went to Bora Bora, London, Dubai, Maldives, Poland, Necker Island, and The Bahamas." 

"Working with different celebrities and companies, I learned to have both skills: taking pictures and videos. I honestly prefer both because each frame is very crucial in lighting, editing, composition, and many more. When it comes to editing and deadlines, I prefer photos - much faster than editing a video or short film." 

 "There are multiple projects that I am finishing up, but the latest one was shooting a promo commercial for NBC Olympics 2024 - featuring Paris Hilton and athletes." 

"There are currently a few projects lined up but can’t say much about them yet :) However, I really want to start showing more of BTS style on my Youtube channel & showcasing more of my traveling."