A study of nightfall across Hanoi’s old quarter — neon, fog, and the people who treat the streets as their living room. Shot on Sony A1 and a borrowed Hasselblad 500CM.
[ VISUAL STORYTELLING ]
[ SINCE 2014 ]
Photography that lingers
long after the shutter closes.
Selected portraiture, editorial campaigns, and the
quiet moments in between — 240+ shoots, 18 magazines.
THE STUDIO
[ PORTRAIT — STUDIO 04F ]
Amelia Courtney · Founding Photographer
2024
01 — In studio, between frames. Documenting the next series.
We photograph what
cannot be said out loud.
Twelve years inside the frame — editorial, fashion, documentary, and quiet portraits for people who would rather be doing something else. We don’t chase trends; we build images that hold their light a long time after the cover comes off the press.
Clients trust us to shape the entire arc: from concept and casting through post-production. Most projects begin with a long conversation. Many of them end up on magazine covers.
Amelia Courtney
Founding photographer · Studio Director
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Years in practice
SINCE 2014
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Editorials published
VOGUE · GQ · NATGEO
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Brands & studios
NY · OSLO · HCMC
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Awards & nominations
SONY · IPA · LENSCULTURE
SELECTED SERIES
A few quiet stories
worth lingering on.
Pulled from twelve years of fieldwork — selected
as representative of what the studio does best.
GALLERY
Wander the
archive.
Filter the archive by genre. Each image links to its
series page — the full set, the story behind it,
and notes from the shoot.
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SERVICES
How we work
with you.
We take on five kinds of project. The rest of the time
we are out shooting — or in the dark room.
OUR PROCESS
From idea to
final frame.
We move at the pace a story deserves. Most
projects close in four to eight weeks; some take
longer because they should.
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01
Discovery
A long conversation. Mood, brief, references, expectations.
1 WEEK
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02
Mood Board
A visual contract — references, palette, casting direction.
3—5 DAYS
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03
Pre-production
Scout, casting, schedule, crew. The boring miracle of logistics.
1—2 WEEKS
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Shoot Day
On set. Quiet, intentional, generous. We aim for honest frames.
1—3 DAYS
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Post & Deliver
Edit, retouch, master files, prints. Hand-finished.
2—3 WEEKS
CLIENT STORIES
What our clients
say, unprompted.
01 — 03
Read all stories →
PORTRAIT · 01
4 / 5 stars
Henrietta Lowe
Editor-in-Chief · Aperture Mag
We brought Orisa on for a single cover and stayed for the next four years. They make the kind of pictures that hold their own next to the writing — quietly intelligent, never showy, always exactly the frame the story needed.
PORTRAIT · 02
4 / 5 stars
Bjørn Aalvik
Founder · Studio Halden
Working with Orisa felt less like a commission and more like a conversation with someone who already understood the brief. They returned with images that felt inevitable — like they had always been there, waiting to be found.
PORTRAIT · 03
5 / 5 stars
Margot Linden
Curator · Manifest Gallery
Orisa’s frames carry a stillness that is rare in commercial photography. Our visitors stand longer in front of their prints than anywhere else in the gallery — and that, to me, is the highest compliment a photograph can earn.
RECOGNITION INDEX
Press, prizes,
& quiet proof.
- Awards
- 24
- Years
- 12
- Publications
- 07
AS FEATURED IN
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Latest
01
2025
Finalist
Sony World Photography Awards
Editorial series · Open category
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02
2024
Gold
International Photo Awards (IPA)
Portrait series · Professional
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03
2024
Selected
LensCulture Critics’ Choice
Documentary · Long-form
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04
2023
Honourable mention
Hasselblad Masters
Editorial · Print & web
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05
2023
Selected
Communication Arts Photo Annual
Brand · Campaign work
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06
2022
Winner
PDN Photo Annual
Studio · Still life
Showing 6 of 24 entries — view full archive →
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