How to Contact Michelle Chaplow or View Her Hotel Photography Portfolio

Michelle Chaplow's site is organised so that enquiries and portfolio browsing are two separate paths. If you want to commission or ask about an assignment, go to the Contact page. If you want to judge her work first, the portfolio lives under Hotels & Resorts, Historic Hotels, and Studio. She is based between England and her photographic studio in Andalucía, Spain, so those two locations are the relevant ones when you are thinking about scheduling or travel.

Contacting Michelle Chaplow

The Contact page is the entry point for enquiries. The site does not publish a booking form, email address, or phone number in the material available here, so treat the Contact page itself as the route rather than expecting a direct address on the homepage.

Two practical points from her own description are worth knowing before you write:

• She is British by birth and divides her time between England and her studio in Andalucía, Spain between assignments. If your shoot is time-sensitive, say so in your first message.
• She is also a director of two IT companies and describes herself as highly IT-savvy. She states plainly that she knows how important it is to deliver a hotel photography assignment on time and within budget — so stating your deadline and budget range up front fits how she presents her own working style.

Viewing the Portfolio

The site's navigation splits the work into distinct sections, each aimed at a different kind of property:

For a hotel considering a commission, Historic Hotels is the most relevant section. She established Hotel Essence Photography in 2010 and, per the site, has worked exclusively on capturing the essence of luxury hotels and resorts for the last seven years. Many of her commissions have been for heritage hotels and high-end resorts, and she presents her knowledge of that field as a major advantage for capturing the ambience of landmark historic hotels.

Evidence Beyond the Gallery

If you need to assess credibility rather than just look at images, three further sections do that work:

• Testimonials — client feedback.
• Published Works — her photography has appeared both on and offline in glossy magazines, books, and newspapers worldwide.
• Articles & Blogs and Keynotes — writing and speaking, useful if you want to see how she thinks about hotel imagery rather than only how she shoots it.

Her credentials are also listed on the site: she is an approved hotel photographer for Historic Hotels Worldwide™, The Historic Hotels of America™, and The Most Famous Hotels in the World®, and a member of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. Her stated experience spans 25 years of luxury travel and hotel photography on all five continents.

What to Expect From a Shoot

One detail from her own description is worth flagging for planning purposes: she notes that behind every good hotel photographer there is a crew, which varies by assignment and by the hotel's geographical location. The shoot team includes assistant photographers and lighting specialists, among others. In practice, that means the size and composition of the team on your property depends on where you are and what the assignment requires — a question worth raising when you make contact rather than assuming a fixed setup.

A Sensible Order of Steps

1. Browse Historic Hotels and Hotels & Resorts to confirm the style matches your property.
2. Check Testimonials and Published Works if you need third-party evidence.
3. Use the Contact page to open the conversation, including your property type, location, rough dates, and budget range.
4. Confirm the crew and logistics for your location, since the team is assembled per assignment.