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  • A powerful ocean wave in the background, with the name of an ocean photographer who is an ambassador for Fujifilm overlaid in text. A dynamic and branded image.

    Paid Partnerships

    Are you looking for a brand ambassador for a mutually beneficial working relationship? I am an official Fujifilm X-Series Photographer (ambassador) and currently available to take on a select number of additional ambassador roles across tech and lifestyle product. If you think your brand could be a good fit, let’s talk!

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  • A woman wearing a black swimsuit and a shell necklace looks into the late afternoon sun, her full-brimmed woven hat casting a striking shadow. A captivating and stylish portrait.

    Product & Lifestyle Photography

    Does your business sell a physical product? I have a wealth of experience across swimwear, surf, apparel, headwear, kids wear, kids lifestyle and beauty and I love to help businesses tell the story of its product through compelling lifestyle images.

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  • Aluminum beer can with label showing a female surfer catching a wave. Blue & white background with beer brand name and bold blue text.

    Image Licensing

    Looking for a cost effective solution to source unique, premium imagery for your website, brand, or product? With an extensive library of images to draw from featuring surf, surf lifestyle, water photography, natural world and more, I’ve got the tools at hand to help make your design visions a reality. I love a good brain jam, let’s talk!

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  • Building Brand Story Through Image

    I love helping businesses build and showcase their brand through image. With 10+ years experience as a marketing professional, I have the unique ability to create content from both the client and creative side.

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Lou has worked with

Fujifilm

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Allpress Espresso

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Deep Creek Brewing Co

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Teva

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Intrepid Travel

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Offcut

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Elation the Label

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SwipedOn

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Nature's Sway

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MedSailors

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Manuka RX

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Fujifilm • Allpress Espresso • Deep Creek Brewing Co • Teva • Intrepid Travel • Offcut • Elation the Label • SwipedOn • Nature's Sway • MedSailors • Manuka RX •

Samuel Bingham, Fujifilm

“Lou is an outstanding creative, with a great ability to inform and tell a story through imagery. I have worked with Lou multiple times now in collaboration with Fujifilm. Absolutely would recommend Lou for any creative or print work.”

Black and white photo of Lou Burton, a female surf and ocean photographer based in New Zealand, taking photos with a telephoto lens from the land.
Photo of a female surfer sitting in a vintage car with her longboard surfboard, looking out the back with a super 8 camera, capturing memories.

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Have you got a wild idea for a location to shoot, a project, album artwork, event or set-up? These are my favourite.

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A female surf and ocean photographer from New Zealand stands on a hill at dusk. The serene and tranquil setting creates a beautiful contrast to her adventurous spirit.

Meet Lou

Lou is a visual artist and photographer based in Tauranga, New Zealand.

Photo credit: Jess Lowcher

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Connect on Instagram: @louloubphoto

Something else is coming 👀 Surf sister @katieg_beachsideliving (aka Queen of brows @katiesbeautyroom_themount ) came on a nature-filled roadie with myself and @tb_photo_nz a couple months ago to test the Fujifilm X-T50 in the wild. We put it throug
Can you keep a secret? I had to keep this one for the past two months 😮‍💨 but can finally spill the beans! These shots are taken with the brand new X-T50 from @fujifilmxseriesnz - the camera was announced at the Fujifilm Summit in Sydney last
This time last week. And the motivation behind why I hoofed it to the beach in the dark on a Sunday. I was dreaming of a shot like this which is only achievable on those BIIIG swell days. I’ve edited this photo like 12 times. Still not sure if
Take Me | @ourplacemagazine 🐚 Ft. @millieguest_ @jademarfleet and my shell collection (putting it to good use 🤭 ) #oceangirls #shelllover #shelllovers #shelllove
Have the swell gods been delivering lately or WHAAAAT?! #carvemag #carvemaglineup #carvemagazine #surfline #surflinesessions #surflinelocalpro #surflinelocalphotos #surflinelocalphoto #immersionsurfmag #minimabloom #minimablue #surfingphotography #
Wasn’t too hard to get up early on a Sunday for this. I could hear the waves from my bed all through the night on Saturday (I live almost 1km from the beach). I knew the swell had arrived and could barely sleep thinking about the scenes that
It’s givin’ deep blue 💙 From a recent assignment with @ourplacemagazine #oceangirl #oceanminded #oceanmindedarts #minimablue #minimabloom #immersionsurfmag #amweeklyphoto #amweeklyspotlight #anothermag #anotherearthday
Feeling autumnal 🍂 Couple fun ones from this time last week when we had a good run of swell paired with a cloudless sky. #sunrisephotography #outeastnz #eastcoastnz #surfline #surflinesessions #surflinenewzealand #surfphotos #femalesurfphotograph