Oleg Kugaev is a Russian photographer and video operator, born in Novosibirsk in 1978. Finalist and winner of the photo contests of National Geographic Russia and other Russian photo contests. In 2019, he became a Sony World Photography Awards finalist in the "Landscape" nomination, one of the most prestigious world photo contests.
Also, he participates in the creation of the popular YouTube program "Like other animals". 
Co-author and video operator of a YouTube wildlife project "Who did it?"