Darina Kopcok is a freelance photographer and stylist based in Vancouver. With a Master of Fine Arts degree, Darina draws on her fine art training to create evocative images with a distinct sense of mood and place.

Over the years she has developed a recognisable style consisting of saturated colours and high contrast, creating stunning images that evoke the emotions.

Darina finds inspiration in a variety of sources, from the textures of nature to the light in the paintings of the Old Masters, but is most drawn to the chiaroscuro technique of creating heavy shadows and using light to draw the viewer's eye to the significant elements within the frame.

Her latest projects include photographing The Vegan Weight Loss Manifesto from Page Street Publishing in the US and various product packaging campaigns for food-based startups.