We had the good fortune of connecting with christoff studniczka and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi christoff, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
I was always in the creative space, after studying Photography in college and i then dived into videography all on my own, after creating for myself, others were so amazed by the footage that I was putting out , so I thought I can definitely make a business out of it and it was something I love to do, in addition I decided to become a tour guide on the western side of Jamaica, where I combined both jobs as one, offering content while on tour. I call it “STOFFINJA” (stoff in jamaica )
Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
My brand is Stoffinja, basically christoff in jamaica, that’s me 😁, I’m excited about bringing new people to places they have never been before and seeing their faces light up with joy and also just seeing the excitement that I bring to them after the trip with a video or pictures that I have taken, but creating content and art are two different things. Art is suppose to make you feel something when gazing upon it, I’m also excited to dive into shooting underwater.
It was never always so easy, most time getting clients was slow due to not being recognised, my tour business started in 2019, right before covid hit so it was a real hard time starting to be a tour guide but as time passes it picked up and business has been good and steady. I am still a one man show in my business ,I do majority of my jobs on my own if feasible or I would call upon my fellow content creators to help me out on bigger projects.
I couldn’t do everything on my own, I have learned, but we must definitely try to start on our own and like minded people will gravitate to what I or you are doing, I have recognised this over the years, continue pushing through all failures and don’t stop, the right set of people will come into my life at the right time.
I’d like the world to know that I was born and raised in Westmoreland, Jamaica and that my brand is about me living in jamaica and that I’m willing to share all my experience with new people and give them Memories that will last a life time through my content, hence I started my business STOFFINJA.
Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I would definitely want to show my best friend around the entire island of jamaica , we would stop at some hidden gem spot like rivers, bars, beaches and cliffs along the way and enjoy something to eat and drink.
DAY 1
MONTEGO BAY – OCHO RIOS
Meet bus at designated area (10 am )
Bus Drive to Ocho Rios with a lunch stop along the way ( 10:15 am )
Arrive at Spanish Bridge ( 12:30 pm )
Leave Spanish Bridge ( 3pm )
Accommodations.
Dinner.
DAY 2
OCHO RIOS – PORTLAND
Breakfast (8am)
Bus leaves towards Portland ( 9 :30 am )
Chill at the Blue Lagoon ( 12pm )
Lunch at Boston Jerk
To Accommodations
DAY 3
PORTLAND
Breakfast 8am
Bus heads to Reach Falls ( 9:45 am )
Hike to the rabbit hole ( 10:15 am )
Lunch
Back to Accommodations.
Chill on the Beach. ( 4 pm )
DAY 4
PORTLAND – KINGSTON
Breakfast ( 8 am )
Bus heads to Reggae Falls ( 10 am )
Drives to kingston. (Accommodations) ( 3pm )
Night out in Kingston. ( 5 pm – until )
DAY 5
KINGSTON- BELMONT
Breakfast 8am
Bus heads to treasure beach ( 77 west ) ( 11 am )
Have lunch ( 12 pm )
Drive to Rainbowvillas (Accommodations) ( 3 pm )
NEXT DAY.
Drive Back to Designated drop off anytime before 12pm so you have the morning to explore Belmont.
Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I couldn’t have started this journey without my parents who helped me buy my first camera, a canon t5i,
My first inspiration was from one of my friends who calls himself Hindzsight, he really made me see the wonders of video, taught me what I needed to know in the beginning and then I adventured on my own, Ive met multiple people who has given me advice and also jobs that has pushed me to move forward and better in what I do today. example yanic barret, Bwoy Pedro, Cle Hunnigan.
Big shout out to Garret Vandusen who made me work in the movie industry for some time in Vancouver aswell , gained tons of experience in the film industry where ill be pushing myself into more in the future.
Website: stoffinja.com
Instagram: stoffinja
Twitter: stoffinja
Facebook: stoffinja
Youtube: stoffinja
Image Credits
Christoff Studniczka, cle hunnigan , yanic barret