She came to Design School to study interiors. She found a career behind the camera.

Kryssia Agius | Founder + Photographer, Hunting Utopia
Design School Graduate 2020 - Melbourne

Six years ago, Kryssia Agius was a graphic designer, mum of three and a Design School student trying to work out what the next version of her creative career might look like.

Interior photography wasn’t part of the plan.

Today, she’s the founder and photographer behind Hunting Utopia, photographing beautifully considered spaces for designers, stylists, architects, builders and creatives across Melbourne.

And in a full-circle turn we particularly love, some of the spaces now appearing in front of Kryssia’s camera belong to, or have been designed by, fellow Design School graduates.

But Kryssia’s path from graphic designer to interior photographer wasn’t mapped out. In fact, it began with a decision that felt pretty daunting at the time: going back to study with three young children at home.

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How Design School helped photographer Romina Sgro expand her creative skill set and grow Studio Romina into a business spanning interiors, architecture, photography and styling. 

Romina Sgro | Founder, Photographer + Editorial Stylist, Studio Romina
Design School Graduate | Group 28 | Melbourne

Sometimes a career change isn’t really a change at all. 

Sometimes it’s about adding another layer to something you already love.

For Design School graduate Romina Sgro, photography had already placed her firmly within the world of beautiful homes.She had already built a career behind the camera as a real estate photographer before taking the leap to launch her own interior and architectural photography business, Studio Romina.

But as clients increasingly asked whether she could style the spaces she was photographing too, Romina began to see an opportunity.

What if she could do both?

That question eventually brought her to Design School and opened up a whole new creative side to her caree...