Hey, I’m Steph!
YOUR CREATIVE CATALYST
Iceland-based Creative Director, Visual Storyteller, & Brand Strategist
PHOTOGRAPHER-FILMMAKER-CONSULTANT-SPEAKER
I’m Steph Zakas— a visual storyteller, creative catalyst, and director of experience living at the edge of the world in Iceland after immigrating from the United States.
My work lives at the intersection of landscape, story, photography, film, location-based production, and immersive creative journeys with brand strategy, consulting, and advisory.
My background spans widely—
Holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Film & TV Production and an accredited Master Coach Certification, lighting for film and live music, production coordination on high-profile projects & campaigns, and a 20-year photography career that’s taken me from Walt Disney World to New York City to mountaintop views.
As a multi-hyphenate, I’m less interested in fitting into a single mold than in creating a body of work that fulfills the creative spark in me and in others.
Whether I’m scouting locations, directing visual narratives, or capturing the unrepeatable, I bring presence, intuition, and a fiercely specific eye.
I am here to help your creative project, brand, or production be as iconic as it’s meant to be.
xoxo Steph
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When I’m not working—
You can find me:
Roller skating, Olympic Weightlifting, or hiking.
Coaching the Icelandic National team for roller derby and the local Reykjavík team.
Sitting with my cat on my lap.
Baking something questionable because I don’t know how to follow a recipe.
Listening to music or attending a live show.
Hanging out with my husband, Hlynur, in our cute AF seaside home.
Chasing volcanoes.
