It’s nearly midnight, and I can’t stop thinking about it. That idea we shared… it’s haunting me. I keep circling it, like smoke, like a promise. That’s why I’m here, isn’t it? To make something with meaning. To chase silence. To craft what’s mine, and still leave it yours.
I can’t seem to shake it.
Call me when you wake up…
hello, friend -
FINE ART FILM PHOTOGRAPHY ROOTED IN INTIMACY, RITUAL, & THE FEMALE GAZE.
Emily Zoe is a fine art film photographer creating cinematic, unposed imagery for women and mothers — photographs that feel lived-in, honest, and deeply human.
A Slow, Human Approach to Photography
I photograph on film because it asks me to slow down — and because it asks the same of the people I photograph.
My work is rooted in presence, not performance. I’m drawn to what unfolds naturally: movement, breath, quiet gestures, the way light falls across a body or a room. Sessions are unposed and collaborative, shaped by curiosity rather than instruction.
I’m less interested in perfection than I am in truth. In how something felt.
The images we make together are meant to linger — photographs you return to not because they’re polished, but because they’re honest.
PHOTOGRAPHY AS A RITUAL OF TRANSFORMATION
I believe photography is not just a way of recording moments — it’s a way of witnessing them.
My work is centered on intimacy, vulnerability, and the quiet emotional undercurrent of everyday life. I photograph women and mothers in a way that feels slow and intentional, allowing space for presence, softness, and truth to emerge without performance.
Each image is treated as a visual poem — shaped by light, shadow, and sensation rather than poses or perfection.
THIS WORK IS UNAPOLOGETIC.
You’re drawn to film and the beauty of imperfection. You value images that are honest, intimate, and unguarded — photographs that feel lived-in rather than produced. You’re seeking tangible artifacts of a meaningful existence, and an experience that asks for trust, presence, and openness.
If you’re looking for something highly produced, heavily edited, or a replica of another artist’s work, this may not be the right place — and that’s okay.
INTIMATE PORTRAITS, MOTHERHOOD & FAMILY, CREATIVE CONCEPTS
WE START WITH CURIOSITY HERE
PHOTOGRAPHS THAT HOLD FEELING.
Beyond commissioned work.
In addition to client sessions, my practice extends into long-form personal projects and limited-edition fine art prints. These bodies of work explore themes of womanhood, motherhood, ephemerality, and transformation - offered as prints to physically touch.