--- title: "Home" description: "" url: "https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/" updated: "2026-10-26" --- # Home # Elias Marlowe ##### Portrait Sessions ##### Editorial Stories ##### Brand Campaigns I photograph people the way they look when no one asks them to smile. Bold colour, hard sun and nothing staged between us. ![img](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/bfad239e7455f8fc.webp) ![img](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/8901e7a172c5a313.webp) ![img](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/4cf371deedd728fb.webp) ![img](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/c3007d7f089fe5a0.webp) ![img](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/e2cd83255850edeb.webp) ![img](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/eadbc270e5b95bda.webp) ##### ( 00-00 )Works ## Featured work: six recent stories in bold colour and hard sun. ![The Dance of Shadows: Unveiling the Art of Black and White Photography](https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2026/10/0fe605c652389d64-24-819x1024.webp) [Photography](https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/category/photography/) · October 23, 2026 ### The Dance of Shadows: Unveiling the Art of Black and White Photography ![The Role of Storytelling in Photography: Beyond the Lens](https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2026/10/Photography-Team-Square-Vibrant-03-1773384877068-24-1024x1024.webp) [Photography](https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/category/photography/) · October 23, 2026 ### The Role of Storytelling in Photography: Beyond the Lens ![Exploring the Depths of Emotion in Portrait Photography](https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2026/10/Photography-Team-Square-Vibrant-02-1773384877068-24-1024x1024.webp) [Photography](https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/category/photography/) · October 23, 2026 ### Exploring the Depths of Emotion in Portrait Photography ![The Power of Light: Mastering Natural Lighting in Photography](https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2026/10/Photography-Team-Square-Vibrant-01-1773384877068-24-1024x1024.webp) [Photography](https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/category/photography/) · October 23, 2026 ### The Power of Light: Mastering Natural Lighting in Photography ![The Art of Composition: Crafting Stunning Visual Narratives](https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2026/10/Photography-Team-Square-Vibrant-09-1773384862404-24-1024x1024.webp) [Photography](https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/category/photography/) · October 23, 2026 ### The Art of Composition: Crafting Stunning Visual Narratives ![Capturing the Essence of Moments: A Photographer’s Journey](https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2026/10/Photography-Square-Minimal-44-1773221516915-25-1024x1024.webp) [Photography](https://demo.uichemy.com/eliasmarlowe/category/photography/) · October 23, 2026 ### Capturing the Essence of Moments: A Photographer’s Journey ![Elegant studio portrait of a woman in soft directional light](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/0fe605c652389d64.webp) ![Fashion portrait of a model in a denim jacket](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/f859e4e56121583b.webp) ![Editorial portrait with bold styling and a clean backdrop](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/37aa7b1442646b7a.webp) ![Close portrait of a young woman with a calm expression](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/2fb13c5da0431f5a.webp) ![Classic studio portrait framed against a muted background](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/5b17e0cc656183c4.webp) ![Warm portrait of a person smiling toward the camera](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/3695ffb71c4b63ad.webp) ![Friendly natural-light portrait with a relaxed pose](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/8ff4031f24c269af.webp) ![Creative portrait lit with soft surreal light streaks](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/9bf7e133b05ed1fe.webp) Portrait sessions ## Faces in hard sun Headshots, editorial sittings and family portraits, each lit with one hard light and printed in my own studio. See the archiveBook a shoot 140+ Commissions delivered 12 yrs Behind the lens 26 Cities photographed ##### What I shoot ## People, brands and objects Every commission gets the same eye and the same hard light. I direct each frame myself, quote a fixed price up front and deliver graded selects in ten working days. 140+Commissions delivered since 2013 01 ### Personal Portraits Individuals, couples and families, in my Brooklyn studio or out on location. Hard light, honest faces and finished prints in every session. ##### Headshots ##### Weddings · Events ##### Family portraits ![Personal Portraits](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/1b9013f5339591b1.webp) 02 ### Commercial & Campaign Brand campaigns, lookbooks, magazine editorial and team portraits. One director on set, a small crew around me, pictures built for real use. ##### Editorial ##### Brand campaigns ##### Lookbooks ![Commercial & Campaign](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/1ec423ed8c44e92e.webp) 03 ### Product & Still Life Products, textiles and objects shot with the same light I use on faces. Clean enough for a sales page, with enough shadow to feel like something you could hold. ##### Still life ##### Film photography ##### Textiles ![Product & Still Life](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/264c3b523270f936.webp) Get a fixed quote ##### Awards & shortlists ## Accolades Six highlights from nine honours. 01Lens 24Shortlist '24Editorial Lens Awards, print 02Prix NoirWinner '25Atlantic Portrait Prize 03NY AnnualSelected '24New York Photo Annual 04MonoGold '25Monochrome Masters, B&W 05FrameFinalist '22Fashion Frame Awards 06StillMedal '23The Still Life Society ## Heard after the shoot ##### Client words ![Client testimonial](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/c74dc2c276907f9d.webp) The Concierge: a grand hotel's day staff, shot for Brightline Press “He works fast, listens hard and sends back pictures you can build a whole issue around. For our hotel story he spent three days with the staff, and our art desk had a cover and six spreads inside ten days.” ![Client portrait](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/68c7c7d15d6a1875.webp) Hannah Lindqvist Editor at Brightline ##### Client words ![Client testimonial](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/5459bec8321367a0.webp) Still life for the Mercer Goods spring catalogue “Our products finally look the way they feel in your hands. Sales pages, print, packaging, all of it. He lit a leather wallet as if it were a portrait.” ![Client portrait](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/749222c5c13b6cbb.webp) Tomás Reyes Founder, Mercer Goods ##### Client words ![Client testimonial](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/91e43486df430bab.webp) Field of Gold: a linen lookbook for Field Atelier “Elias found the quiet in a loud campaign. He watched the light move across the wheat for an hour before the first frame. Every picture felt like it had a story behind it.” ![Client portrait](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/8a5787e26d76700e.webp) Maya Okafor Creative Director ##### Booking spring 2027 ## Tell me who you are. I'll find the light Send a few lines about the people, the place and the use. I reply within two working days with first ideas and a fixed quote. ![image](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/c0d44bec0eaa30e2.webp) ![image](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/857e331cbeb5304a.webp) ![image](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ac48a3e03df8a4e296a5844/41d257df48d4fdc7.webp)