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Photographer · Santa Fe

Photography that keeps the light.

Editorial portraits, families, and brand commissions across New Mexico. Unposed where it counts, and printed to be kept.

15 yrsshooting
20commissions a year
3 wksto full gallery
A couple in golden desert light, photographed by Elena Marsh

Selected work

A few frames.

How I work.

The light first

Every frame starts with finding the light - the one hour that makes a face or a mesa unforgettable.

Unposed where it counts

I direct lightly and wait for the real thing. The best photographs are the ones people forgot were being taken.

A body of work, not a feed

I take on a limited number of commissions a year so each one gets the same unhurried attention.

Commissions

What I take on.

Editorial portraits

Portraits for magazines, authors, and brands - planned with the publication in mind.

from $1,200

Family & couples

Unposed sessions in the landscape you love, kept as prints and albums.

from $850

Brand & documentary

A working day telling a place, a kitchen, or a craft - for the story your brand needs.

from $2,400

From clients.

Elena's portraits of my author photo made everyone in publishing ask who shot it. They are the best photographs of me that exist.
Tomas A.Author portrait
She spent the golden hour with us in the desert and never once told us to fake a smile. The result is us, genuinely.
Claire & DanCouples session
The kitchen documentary series she shot for our restaurant defined our brand. Three years later we still use them everywhere.
Owner, Santa Fe restaurantBrand commission

The studio.

On Canyon Road, around the corner from the galleries.

Address607 Canyon Road
Santa Fe, NM 87501
HoursSessions by appointment, seven days a week

The light only lasts an hour.

Golden-hour slots book ahead. Tell me about your session and we will find the right evening for it.