I’m Cole, a San Francisco photographer working across
hospitality, food & beverage, events, and portraiture.
What started as a way of documenting the world around me while growing up in rural Oregon eventually became the way I make a living. But the part I love hasn’t changed much: noticing small details and moments that might otherwise get missed.
My background in visual design shapes the way I photograph. I pay close attention to color, form, and the way everything balances within the frame, treating an image as a composition rather than just a record of what happened.
Whether I’m documenting a hotel, a meal, a person at the center of the story, or a room full of people, I want the images to feel considered without feeling overly produced, while still reflecting what the experience actually felt like.
My goal is to create images that feel as good as the experience itself.
Selected Clients
Adobe · Google · Microsoft · Applied Materials · Unsplash · Swissnex · Felicis · WestBridge Capital · The Madrona · Valley Goat · Treehouse Silicon Valley · North Block Yountville · Wailea Beach Resort · LoveShackFancy