Vault 240 – from a notorious robbery to fine dining

Vault 240 – from a notorious robbery to fine dining

It´s not every day that you get asked to photograph a historic bank where on 18 September 1934, six handsome gangsters wearing trilby hats and suits stole $39,000 (half a million dollars in today´s money). All the staff were held up in the Vault during the robbery....
Happy New Year 2024.

Happy New Year 2024.

Our team at Hotel Essence Photography would like to wish you a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. We would also like to share a small selection of our favourite 2023 images. Top Row – XV Beacon, Boston MA, USA. Middle Row – The Rock Hotel...
Happy New Year 2019 from Hotel Essence Photography

Happy New Year 2019 from Hotel Essence Photography

Our team at Hotel essence photography would like to wish you safe and happy travels in this brand New Year. The hotels depicted are; The Bathtub at Benbow Historic Inn, The Avenue of Giants, which is right on Benbow´s doorstep, those trees are breathtaking, some reach...

Instagram Hotel Photography

Introducing our new Hotel Essence Instagram where we share our photography of the finest hotels around the world, from luxury and historic hotels, to boutique and quirky establishments. Past assignments, #latergrams and #livegrams will keep you right up to date, and...

Keynote on Historic Hotel Photography in America 2017.

Michelle Chaplow delivered a Keynote speech on Historic Hotel Photography at the Annual Conference of Historic Hotels of America  held at the The Omni Homestead Resort, Virginia. September 2017. “Guests check out of your hotel before they check in based on the...