Halyna Pankiv

I come from Ukraine and have been lucky to call Ireland my home for the last three years.

Art has always been my passion. Since school, I enjoyed every moment at art classes — especially working with clay. That creative process touched something deep inside me. It gave me peace, strength, and inspiration. It helped me through hard times and brought a sense of harmony into my life.

Later, when I became a student at VTOS, I felt the healing power of art once again. There, I also discovered something completely new — Digital Photography. It had been a dream of mine for a long time, but I was always a bit afraid of the camera. Thanks to the course, I overcame that fear.

Today, I’m proud to say I have successfully completed Level 6 course of Digital Photography. I’m deeply thankful to my teacher, Donal, and to all the classmates who shared this wonderful journey with me.

Photography has now become my creative hobby, and I continue to learn and explore it in my free time.

I hope you enjoy my photos as much as I enjoyed creating them.