Soulful photography and storytelling for your wellness event, retreat or community gathering.
I seem to have carved out a little niche photographing incredible humans doing incredible things. One week I'm documenting a sauna festival or contrast therapy experience. The next I'm following a forager through the woods. Then I'm photographing a sweat lodge retreat somewhere in the countryside.
Whatever you're creating, be it a retreat, wellness event, sauna ritual, cold water therapy session, workshop or community gathering I love telling stories that capture the vibe and help people feel what it was actually like to be there.
Because I also facilitate breathwork, I understand these spaces from the inside. I know when to disappear into the background, when to capture the magic, and when to simply put the camera down because a moment is too personal or sacred to interrupt.
Anyone can photograph someone speaking at an event, but I'm far more interested in those moments in between. Those deep belly laughs between strangers. People hugging after a breathwork journey. That nervous excitement before people arrive. Faces as people plunge into cold water. Steam swirling through a sauna (although this one is hard to shoot!). That moment everyone forgets there's even a camera around.
That's the good stuff.
“Wow, I’m absolutely blown away. The photos are incredible. I can’t wait to work with you again.”
Things I love photographing...
Retreats & immersive experiences
Whether you're hosting a weekend in the woods, a meditation retreat in the mountains, a sauna festival in the city or a cold water immersion, I'll document the whole experience… the early morning coffee. Bare feet in the grass. Shared meals. Quiet moments of reflection. All the little details that make people wish they'd been there too.
Workshops, Trainings & CReative gatherings
From breathwork trainings and coaching immersions to yoga teacher trainings, creative workshops and professional courses, I love photographing people learning, connecting and getting excited about what they do. Those "aha!" moments, giggles, chats over tea and someone finally nailing a new skill... that's the good stuff.
Festivals, launches & community celebrations
Festivals have a special place in my heart. I love the colours, the chaos, the incredible communities they bring together. Whether it's a community gathering, launch party, conscious festival or celebration, I'm always looking for the moments worth remembering. Those are always the photos people come back to.
Some of my favourite shoots have been photographing drummers in the rain willing the fire to keep burning for a sweat lodge, squeezing into hot, dark saunas, capturing ice cold plunging, documenting meditation and yoga in the Italian mountains, climbing hills before sunrise, foraging for wild food and then sitting down together to enjoy the feast. Safe to say... no two shoots are ever the same!
What you'll get when you book me…
A pre-event planning chat.
Natural, unobtrusive and soulful storytelling
Detailed shots.
Relaxed portraits of speakers, facilitators and your team (if you'd like them).
Quick turnaround
Online gallery to download in low and high resolution.
Why soulful event photography matters…
Strong imagery will help you:
✔ Fill your next retreat or event
✔ Give people a real feel for you and your community
✔ Build trust and connection
✔ Create months of beautiful content
✔ Attract your dream clients
Fancy seeing more? Here's a few recent events I've photographed...
What people are saying…
“Absolutely love working with Brenna. She is professional, incredibly easy to work with, and brings such a fun energy to the shoots. The photos are fantastic and capture exactly what we hope for every time. I couldn’t recommend her more and can’t wait to work with her again.”
“I had Brenna shoot my festive wreath making workshop - it was the 6th time that I used her as my photographer! Brenna has this magical energy, and I love how she can chat to everyone, making people smile and feel relaxed around her.
Her photos are always stunning, she is so good at capturing all the best moments, and you can feel the happiness in her photos. I cannot recommend her enough!”
community workshops, retreats + soul led events
what are you dreaming up?
Whether you're gathering twelve people in a yurt or a thousand people in a field, I'd love to hear what exciting plans you’ve got coming up.
A few months after photographing the opening of Community Sauna Baths in Camberwell, I was invited back to capture a fresh collection of lifestyle imagery featuring a lovely group of sauna lovers enjoying the space.