Bill Holshevnikoff – An Emmy-winning Director of photography, lighting designer and educator, Holshevnikoff has been lighting and shooting broadcast, corporate and documentary programming for over 30 years. He has created stunning lighting and imagery for clients such as Ritz-Carlton, Marriott Resorts, National Geographic, ESPN, CNN, Four Seasons, Mercedes-Benz, Infinity, Disney, and for numerous television networks throughout the world. Holshevnikoff recently completed work on two National Geographic documentaries, “The Fellowship of the Whales”, and “Collapse”, based on the book by Jared Diamond. Bill also completed principle photography on a feature film in San Francisco in January.

Recognized as one of the leading experts in the lighting industry, Holshevnikoff has taught his Power of Lighting Workshops to thousands of film, television & corporate video professionals throughout North America and around the globe. His experience as a lighting educator includes the production of over a dozen highly successful lighting education videos, his own Power of Lighting DVD Series, and over 100 featured articles in popular trade publications, such as American Cinematographer, DV and Video Systems Magazines.

Many of the industry’s top lighting companies support Holshevnikoff’s educational workshops, including Arri, Kino Flo and Chimera. Holshevnikoff recently completed work on a new lighting DVD for the still photography & video markets, titled "3-Dimensional Contrast", on the physics of lightt.