Max Rykov has a background in video and multimedia production. He graduated from Florida State University with a BS in Digital Media Production and has worked with world-renowned digital artists as Head Video Producer at ARTECHOUSE. His work has been featured by the United Nations Foundation, Pantone Color Institute, Forbes, the New York Times, and other platforms. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started, he has refocused on impact-driven storytelling. He went on to shoot two independent documentaries in Poland focusing on displaced people of Ukraine, where he is originally from.