about

Halation is a London-based creative studio specialising in editorial photography and digital art direction.

founded

2018

Studio

LDN — NYC — SF

projects

48+

Team

12

Our Philosophy

We believe the best images tell the truth beautifully. We're not interested in creating images that are merely correct. We want images that resonate.

01

Intention over instinct

We don't shoot first and ask questions later. We think hard, then we shoot.

01

Intention over instinct

We don't shoot first and ask questions later. We think hard, then we shoot.

01

Intention over instinct

We don't shoot first and ask questions later. We think hard, then we shoot.

02

Collaboration as craft

We push back, we ask questions, and we're better for it every time.

02

Collaboration as craft

We push back, we ask questions, and we're better for it every time.

02

Collaboration as craft

We push back, we ask questions, and we're better for it every time.

03

Restraint as a skill

The most powerful images are often the ones where something is withheld

03

Restraint as a skill

The most powerful images are often the ones where something is withheld

04

Small, on purpose

Fewer projects means deeper work and the kind of care that can't be scaled without being lost.

04

Small, on purpose

Fewer projects means deeper work and the kind of care that can't be scaled without being lost.

The people

2019

Studio founded in Bermondsey, South, London

2021

First international commission Paris & milan

2022

Expaned to full 12 person team

2019

Studio founded in Bermondsey, South, London

2022

Expaned to full 12 person team

2021

First international commission Paris & milan

Shoots, directs, and sets the creative direction for every project that leaves the studio.

Shoots, directs, and sets the creative direction for every project that leaves the studio.

Shoots, directs, and sets the creative direction for every project that leaves the studio.

Founder

“I'm proud that we've built a studio where people feel genuinely safe to take risks, our clients, and our team. That creative safety isn't soft. It's where the best work comes from.”

Mara Voss

Founder & Creative Director

Meet the team

Every one of them exceptional. Every one of them a reason this work is as good as it is.

Portrait and reportage specialist. Spent five years with NGOs before joining Halation in 2021.

Jonas Keel

Senior Photographer

Portrait and reportage specialist. Spent five years with NGOs before joining Halation in 2021.

Jonas Keel

Senior Photographer

The reason every shoot runs smoothly. Co-founder and the operational heartbeat of Halation.

Tom Voss

Producer & Studio Manager

The reason every shoot runs smoothly. Co-founder and the operational heartbeat of Halation.

Tom Voss

Producer & Studio Manager

Portrait and reportage specialist. Spent five years with NGOs before joining Halation in 2021.

Jonas Keel

Senior Photographer

The reason every shoot runs smoothly. Co-founder and the operational heartbeat of Halation.

Tom Voss

Producer & Studio Manager

Former fashion editor. Brings an editorial eye to set and costume on every shoot.

Cleo Durant

Stylist & Set Designer

Former fashion editor. Brings an editorial eye to set and costume on every shoot.

Cleo Durant

Stylist & Set Designer

Leads all moving image projects. Based in our Lisbon studio, available everywhere.

Rafael Sousa

Motion Director

Leads all moving image projects. Based in our Lisbon studio, available everywhere.

Rafael Sousa

Motion Director

Former fashion editor. Brings an editorial eye to set and costume on every shoot.

Cleo Durant

Stylist & Set Designer

Leads all moving image projects. Based in our Lisbon studio, available everywhere.

Rafael Sousa

Motion Director

Bridges the gap between photography and design. Leads all campaign and identity projects.

Sienna Lowe

Digital Art Director

Bridges the gap between photography and design. Leads all campaign and identity projects.

Sienna Lowe

Digital Art Director

Post-production specialist with an obsessive eye for skin, light, and colour grading.

Anya Morrow

Lead Retoucher

Post-production specialist with an obsessive eye for skin, light, and colour grading.

Anya Morrow

Lead Retoucher

Bridges the gap between photography and design. Leads all campaign and identity projects.

Sienna Lowe

Digital Art Director

Post-production specialist with an obsessive eye for skin, light, and colour grading.

Anya Morrow

Lead Retoucher

Industry & Clients

Fashion & Luxury

Maison BAG

LOOP Avant

HARNESS

Haus of SEA BREEZE

Architecture & Interiors

Foster + Vance

Studio Muoto

Atelier Nine

Caruso St John

Technology & Product

Social House

Overture

Nørd Systems

Meridian AI

Culture & Publishing

ARTISAN BAKERY

Aperture Foundation

Social House

Monocle

faq

Working with us

How do we get started?

Just send us an email with a rough idea of what you're working on a brief, a half-formed thought, or even just a deadline. We'll take it from there.

Do you take on every project you're approached about?

How are projects priced?

What's included in the fee?

Who owns the images?

How long does post-production take?