Ocean & Coastal Photography Licensing

Licensing ocean imagery captured from all of the angles, including underwater, over water, and at sea level, alongside coastal textures and iconic New Zealand landmarks. Available for editorial, publishing, interiors, and campaign use internationally.

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Selected by publishers, brands, and creative teams based across New Zealand, Australia, the UK, and the United States.

Available Image Library


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.

Subjects available in the archive

Wave studies and breaking surf | Open ocean horizon lines | Coastal light and atmosphere | Shoreline textures and movement | Mount Maunganui and Bay of Plenty coastline | New Zealand beaches and Pacific environments | Minimal seascapes for interiors and editorial layouts | Surfers and human presence within coastal environments

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.

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.

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.

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Request ocean photography licensing information

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.