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Emotive storytelling for hotels & hideaways, inspiring imagery for travel brands, and editorial shoots for publications.

My work captures both the little details and the wider picture, providing my clients with images that evoke an emotional response with a focus on storytelling. I work with natural light to create a unique body of work with a soft, atmospheric aesthetic.

I specialise in creating slow-luxury travel narratives that help to attract potential clients and/or guests. My hotel photography documents the beautiful details of your rooms, showcases your culinary offerings and captures the life in outdoor spaces, while also focusing on those slow moments that make a stay with you memorable: the early morning rhythms, the feeling of waking up in one of your beds, the way the light hits the walls at golden hour, and the human stories behind it all.

I also shoot for travel and lifestyle brands, restaurants and bars, interior designers, and florists and gardeners.

Please view my Terms & Conditions prior to booking.

Summer Shoots

Winter Shoots

Clients include:

Country Life / Blumenhaus magazine / Small Luxury Hotels / Glebe House, England / Prussia Cove, England / Pagostas, Greece / The Wild Hotel, Greece / Domaine Madrona & Querubi olive oil, France / David Austin Roses / Chateau de Pomiro, France / Maison Mastrorelli, France / Gianni Birardi, Italy / Fowlescombe Farm, England / Restaries, England / Denton Reserve, England / The Hawthorn and The Old Post Office, England / Broughton Sanctuary, England / Figlet, England / Rest & Wild, England / Elmore Wild, England / Fforest, England / Tudor Farmhouse, England / Whinyard Rocks, Wales / The Landmark Trust, England / The Penn, England / The Darlings, England / Frances Loom and Heather Kane / Studio Alexandra / Dauphine Interiors / Inntravel, Spain and Scotland / Roadsurfer, Switzerland / Grove England / Verden / Magic Organic Apothecary / Yay For Earth / Eight Lands

Exhibitions & prints:

Art Behind the Lens photography exhibition at Milieu Studios, Cornwall / Print collaboration with Coco Lapine

Published in:

Blumenhaus magazine / Red magazine / Country Life / Swoon by SLH / Condé Nast Traveller / Lodestars Anthology

“Emma came out to us in the south of France to shoot our olive grove and holiday house. The photos have been transformative for our website, really capturing the spirit and feeling of the house and land, bringing a real emotive feeling to the imagery and helping to tell the story. Love working with Emma — her eye for detail and inquisitive nature mean she captures the most interesting details, all while having some wonderful chats! We are already planning more shoots.”

— Holly, Domaine Madrona / Querubi Olive Oi
When I discovered Emma’s world on Instagram, I was immediately captivated by her talent and knew I wanted to ask her to photograph my guesthouse in the South of France. The photographs she took of the house revealed a unique and poetic character that deeply moved me. She has a true gift for capturing magic through her eyes and her lens. While remaining faithful to the distinctive style that has become her signature, she beautifully revealed the personality of the house through every angle, every room and every detail. Thank you, Emma, not only for your incredible talent, but also for your kindness and gentle nature.”

— Céline, Maison Mastrorelli
"Having booked Emma for three separate photography shoots at Porth-en-Alls Estate (Prussia Cove) now, I can confidently say she is an absolute pleasure to work with. She strikes the perfect balance between being incredibly easy-going and completely professional. Emma is a wonderful collaborator when you want to brainstorm, but she is equally skilled at working completely solo and taking the initiative to get the perfect shot. She is dedicated to her job —she has happily woken up before dawn to capture stunning sunrises and stayed late into the evening for the perfect sunset light. Her versatile talent shines through in everything she does, from beautifully styled interiors and detailed exterior shots to striking captures of local wildlife, particularly birds. I will happily use her services again and cannot recommend her highly enough!"

— Hannah Tunstall-Behrens, Prussia Cove