Black and white portrait of a woman with long hair, looking at the camera, with one arm raised, in low light.

Hi, I’m Sarah Ellen.

I’m a Los Angeles based photographer, creative director, and visual storyteller with over 15 years behind the camera and the last seven focused deeply on product photography and styling. Raised in Florida by an artistic family, with a florist mother, an architect-engineer father, and English grandparents whose paintings and sensibilities shaped much of my visual world. I learned early that beauty is not decoration, but intention.

While in University, I studied film, business, and marketing, but my real education has come through observation: traveling, studying light, listening to people, collecting textures, stories, and atmospheres from around the world. I’m drawn to timelessness & the quiet luxury of thoughtful design, the soul within craftsmanship, the emotional language of objects, spaces, fabrics, faces, and brands.

Whether I’m photographing a founder, a campaign, a product, or a fleeting human moment on 35mm film- my approach is always the same: to uncover essence and translate it visually with depth, clarity, and care. Beyond photography, I’m the founder of FIX (For Internal Xploration) a forthcoming collectible art and culture magazine dedicated to thoughtful imagery, philosophy, and creative voices. I’m endlessly inspired by fine art, psychology, cinema, travel, science, and the inner architecture of human beings. At heart, I’m someone who still stops to smell roses, notices the way light falls across a room, and believes the most powerful imagery is not only seen, it’s felt.

Approach

Photography is a discipline of observation.

I work with founders, creatives, and luxury brands to translate identity into image with accuracy and restraint. From conceptual portraiture to documentary interiors, each project is constructed with intention and executed with care.

Every detail is considered. Every frame has purpose.

The result is work that feels measured, modern, and timeless.

CLIENT LIST

Bandolier (styling)

Byrd Hair

E.L.F cosmetics (styling)

Hertiage Guitar

JackFir

Makesy

Norma Beauty

Notion

Legendary

Stanford