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...
Fresh air and nature

Fresh air and nature

Trends and tendencies for Hotel Photography in 2023  There is a new visual narrative emerging for hotels. Hotel Essence founder Michelle Chaplow shares her first-hand experience  Images showing fresh air and the great outdoors is very appealing to guests: in fact,...
Hotel photography and the new post-pandemic narrative

Hotel photography and the new post-pandemic narrative

New post-pandemic trends and tendencies in the photography sector. GUEST SPEAKER – Michelle Chaplow, Luxury and Historic hotel photographer. Continuing with the autumn theme of ‘adapting’, Costa Press Club-member, Michelle Chaplow will be sharing her experiences...