Specialty · Wineries
Winery photographer, New York.
Estate, cellar, harvest, people, bottle. We photograph wine the way it's actually made — muddy boots, cold cellars, golden evenings — for wineries across New York and beyond.
Wine is a place before it's a product
Most wine photography starts and ends with the bottle. But nobody joins a wine club because of a bottle on white. They join because of the place — the slope of the vineyard, the cold of the cellar, the person who decided to pick two days early. As a winery photographer working across New York, that's what we go looking for.
We work observationally, over a real working day: vineyard rounds in the morning, cellar work in the cold hours, tastings in the evening light. The bottle photography happens too — but it comes out of the story, not instead of it.
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Estate & vineyard
The landscape that makes the wine — rows, soil, weather, seasons. Scouted for the right hour, not shot on arrival.
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Cellar & barrel room
Low, warm, honest light. Barrels, tanks, punch-downs and the quiet corners where the wine actually lives.
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Harvest & crush
The busiest, best weeks of the year — fruit coming in, crews working, hands stained. One day of harvest coverage feeds a year of storytelling.
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Winemaker portraits
The people behind the label, photographed working — in the vines, at the press, glass in hand against the light.
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Bottle & pour
E-commerce, wine club and press imagery shot in the estate's own light and settings — so the bottle looks like it comes from somewhere.
What it costs
A full day at the estate — landscape, cellar, people, bottle — starts at $4,500 with 30–50 finished images and licenses included; travel is quoted transparently. A photo library plus a short atmosphere film captured in the same visit starts at $9,800. Every project gets a custom quote — see full packages.
We also photograph tasting rooms, bars and hospitality spaces — often in the same visit.
FAQ
Practical answers.
- Do you travel to wineries outside New York City?
- Yes — that's most of this work. We're based in Brooklyn and regularly shoot across the Hudson Valley, North Fork and Finger Lakes, and further when the project calls for it. Travel is quoted transparently per project.
- When is the best time to photograph a winery?
- Harvest and crush (late August through October in New York) give the richest material — fruit on the vine, full crews, real work. But cellars, barrel rooms and tasting rooms photograph beautifully year-round, and winter vines have their own austerity. We usually recommend one harvest visit plus one quieter session.
- What does a winery shoot include?
- A typical day covers the estate and vineyard landscape, cellar and barrel room, the people who make the wine, and bottle and pour photography for e-commerce, wine clubs and press. From $4,500 for a full day with licenses included.
- Can you shoot photo and film in one visit?
- Yes. Our Campaign package pairs a photo library with a short, music-led atmosphere film captured in the same session — from $9,800. Wineries are some of our favorite film subjects.