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NYC · Photo + Video Studio

A New York studio for hospitality, food & craft makers.

We make warm, story-led pictures and motion for restaurants, hotels, creatives and independent brands. 

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Showreel · 2026

One minute in motion.

REEL · 2026

What we do

Pictures that look like the place actually feels.

We have worked with hospitality, food & beverage, artists and craft makers across Europe and South Africa and the US. Most of our clients are small teams — chefs, winemakers, ceramicists, painters — who care deeply about how their work is seen. We work observationally, and shoot the way the room sounds.

Photo stills · editorial
Video motion · short film
NYC Brooklyn-based

Selected work

Four series, one language.

A bookbinder closes a hand-bound red slipcase on a workshop table

The Bindery

Craft maker · hand-bound editions

Photo
A maker holds a large sculptural ceramic vessel above her head in a sunlit studio

Clay Hands

Craft maker · wheel & kiln

Photo
A winemaker holds a glass of red wine up to the light beside a copper still

High Constantia

Winery · estate & cellar

Photo
A young woman picks wildflowers in a meadow with Jersey cows grazing and mountains in the distance

Melfort

Restaurant · farm & sourcing

Photo Video
All projects

Services

Two mediums. One voice.

S/01

Photography

Documentary & still life. Interiors, plating, products, portraits. We light minimally and shoot for mood, not coverage.

  • Opening & refresh shoots
  • Menu & product still life
  • Editorial features for press
  • Founder & team portraits
Photo packages
S/02

Video

Observational, music-led atmosphere films — the feel of a room, in motion.

  • Atmosphere films (45–60s, music-led)
  • Social cutdown (9:16)
  • Founder interviews — add-on
  • Process & making-of — add-on
Video packages

How we work

A three-step process.

  1. 01

    The conversation

    We meet — over a coffee, sometimes in the space or on a call. We listen for the things that make your place specific: the morning light, the regulars, the smell of the kitchen at 4pm. None of that ends up in a brief, but all of it ends up in the pictures.

  2. 02

    The shoot

    Most projects are a single day, occasionally two. We work small — minimal gear, no production circus — and stay out of the way of the actual work happening around us.

  3. 03

    The edit

    You receive a curated selection — fewer, better frames — usually within two weeks. Color is hand-graded, not preset. Files come delivery-ready for web, print and press.

Full process

Journal · recent

Notes from the studio.

Read the journal

Currently booking · Summer & Fall 2026

Tell us about your place.

Restaurants, hotels, creatives, makers — if you care about how your work is seen, we'd love to hear from you.

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