Ocean & Coastal Photography Licensing
Browse a curated library of ocean, water and coastal photography by New Zealand photographer Lou Burton.
Featuring imagery from Aotearoa New Zealand and coastlines around the world, available to license for editorial, advertising, websites, interiors and commercial projects.
Trusted by brands and publications worldwide
Selected by publishers, brands, and creative teams based across New Zealand, Australia, the UK, and the United States.
Explore the licensing archive
A curated archive of ocean and coastal imagery, designed to integrate seamlessly into brand, editorial, and interior environments.
The archive includes wave studies, horizon lines, underwater perspectives, coastal textures, and iconic New Zealand shoreline environments.
Images from the archive are available for international licensing across editorial features, publishing projects, interiors, and commercial campaigns. This gallery represents a curated preview from a wider coastal image archive. Additional locations, variations, and campaign-ready selections are available on request.
Browse by colour
TURQUOISE WATERS
Clear water · aquamarine seas · coastal colour
CHAMPAGNE COAST
Warm light · soft neutrals · golden seas
SILVER BLUE SEA
Cool tones · silvery light · ocean textures
Browse by subject
OCEAN ENERGY
Breaking waves · ocean swell · moving water
CLASSIC COAST
Beach scenes · coastal textures · natural details
MOON PHOTOGRAPHY
Full moons · crescents · celestial landscapes
Browse by location
MOUNT MAUNGANUI
Coastlines · Mauao · Bay of Plenty life
NEW ZEALAND
Landscapes · coastlines · wild places
A selection from the archive
A glimpse inside the wider Lou Lou B photography archive. Explore the collections above, or get in touch if you're looking for something specific.
License Ocean Photography
If you're sourcing ocean or coastal imagery for editorial, publishing, interiors, or brand storytelling, I’d love to hear about your project.
Why License Imagery from Lou Lou B
Licensed coastal imagery used for product packaging by Deep Creek Brewing Co.
The ocean carries emotional weight. It signals calm, freedom, depth, and connection to nature.
My work is created to hold that feeling while remaining highly usable across real-world applications; from campaigns and editorial features to hospitality environments and destination storytelling.
Each image is captured in natural coastal conditions and grounded in place, with compositions designed to translate cleanly across print, digital, and spatial formats. The result is imagery that feels authentic rather than staged, and flexible enough to support a wide range of visual narratives.
LouLou B Photo provides ocean and coastal photography licensing for international editorial, publishing, and commercial use.
Uses range from single-image placements through to larger destination libraries and ongoing content collaborations.
Types of Licensing
Whether you need a single hero image or an extended visual series, licensing is flexible depending on your project scope.
Commercial Licensing
For campaigns, product marketing, advertising, packaging, and branded content.
Editorial Licensing
For magazines, books, online publications, and media storytelling.
Tourism & Destination
Supporting regional storytelling through natural landscape imagery that reflects place authentically.
Hospitality & Interior Environments
Artwork licensing for hotels, accommodation providers, wellness studios, and coastal-inspired environments.
Ocean & coastal photography licensing prices
Straightforward licensing for businesses, brands and publishers, with custom pricing for broader usage.
| Licence | Includes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard business licence | Website, organic social media, email marketing and standard business marketing use. | NZD $300 / image |
| 5-image collection | Five images licensed under the same Standard Business Licence. | NZD $1,000 |
| Editorial / publishing | Magazines, books, editorial websites and other publishing uses. | Enquire |
| Paid advertising / campaigns | Paid social, digital advertising, campaign creative and broader commercial promotion. | Custom quote |
| Interiors / hospitality | Hotels, offices, retail, hospitality spaces and high-volume physical reproduction. | Custom quote |
Licensing fees may vary depending on placement, audience size, duration, territory, reproduction volume and exclusivity.
Request licensing for an image →How Licensing Works
Licensing is tailored to each project and available worldwide.
Simply send through the image reference (or a screenshot), where the image will appear, and the duration and territory of use. I’ll prepare a quote aligned with your project requirements.
If you’re still exploring options, I’m always happy to suggest imagery from the wider archive that may suit your brief.
Request ocean photography licensing information
Photography Licensing FAQs
How can I license Lou Lou B Photo images?
Browse the licensing archive by subject or location and enquire about the image or collection you’d like to use. Include a little information about your project and intended usage, and I’ll confirm the appropriate licence and supply the high-resolution files.
How much does it cost to license a photograph?
Standard business licensing starts at NZD $300 per image, or NZD $1,000 for a collection of five images under the same standard licence. Editorial, paid advertising, large-scale interior use and other extended usage are quoted separately based on the project.
What can licensed images be used for?
Images can be licensed for websites, social media, email marketing, editorial and publishing, tourism marketing, brand campaigns, advertising, hospitality and interior environments. The licence you need will depend on how and where the photograph will be used.
Can I license photography for hotels, interiors or commercial spaces?
Yes. Lou Lou B Photo imagery can be licensed for hotels, accommodation, offices, retail, wellness and other commercial interiors. Pricing is based on factors such as the number of images, reproduction size, number of installations and intended use.
Can I license multiple images as a collection?
Yes. A standard five-image collection is NZD $1,000, and larger or bespoke collections can be curated for your project. This can be particularly useful for brands, tourism campaigns, publications and interiors that need a consistent visual story.
Do you offer exclusive image licensing?
Yes. Exclusivity can be discussed for selected images, industries, territories or defined periods. Exclusive licensing is quoted separately depending on the scope and duration required.
Can you help me find a specific image?
Absolutely. The online galleries represent a curated selection from a much larger photography archive. If you need a particular location, colour palette, ocean condition, mood or subject, send me a brief and I can search the wider archive for you.
Can I commission original photography instead?
Yes. If the archive doesn’t contain exactly what you need, I’m also available for selected photography commissions. Get in touch with details about your location, creative direction, intended usage and timeframe.
Looking for something specific?
The archive is continually expanding. If you're searching for a particular coastline, mood, or format, I’m happy to suggest suitable images.