There are clients you work with, and then there are clients that change the direction of your entire career. Adrift Hospitality is the latter.

The Adrift Hotel was my very first hospitality client and I mean that in the fullest way possible. Before I ever showed up with a camera, I was already a fan. I used to drive down to Long Beach to meet a friend for dinner at Pickled Fish. I always ordered the mac and cheese. Every single time. (Dairy-free Chelsea would like everyone to know she is grieving this loss constantly.)

That personal history is part of why this work means so much to me. I wasn't discovering something new when I started photographing these spaces, I was documenting something I already loved.

About Adrift Hospitality

Adrift Hospitality is a collection of boutique properties rooted in the coastal Pacific Northwest, and the Adrift Hotel in Long Beach is where it all started for me. It's the kind of place that makes you rethink your habit of filtering hotels by lowest to highest price and just picking whatever comes up first. The spaces are intentional. The vibe is lived-in and warm without trying too hard. It photographs beautifully, not because it's staged, but because it's genuine.

Since my first shoot at the Adrift, I've gone on to photograph the Shelburne, Boardwalk Cottages, Current, Inn at Discovery Coast, Inn at Manzanita, The Spinn, and the Ashore. I say that not to brag (okay, a little to brag) but because that first shoot opened a door I didn't even know I was standing in front of. Hospitality photography is now the heart of what I do, and it started right here in Long Beach.

Pickled Fish

If you haven't eaten at Pickled Fish, please fix that immediately. The restaurant sits on top of the Adrift Hotel with views that do a lot of the heavy lifting before the food even arrives but then the food arrives and pulls its full weight. Photographing a restaurant you already have a relationship with is a specific kind of joy. I know how it feels to sit at those tables. I know what it's like to be a guest there. I think that shows in the work.

A note on what's coming

I've been shooting the Washington and Oregon coast for years, boutique hotels, restaurants, breweries, vacation rentals, you name it. And I'm expanding. In addition to photography, I'll be offering legit marketing video, not just raw clips for social media, but commercial-quality video content designed to actually convert. Think less "someone filmed this on their phone" and more "okay, I need to book this place immediately." If you're a hotel, restaurant, or coastal property thinking about what your content could look like, I'd love to talk.

Coastal Content Days are also available for properties that want a full day of photo (and soon video) content without a long-term commitment. One day, one location, a full library of images that actually look like your brand.