Lightning strike over the Surfers Paradise skyline at night, seen from the beach

Storm over Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast

I photograph places so people want to be there.

Photographer on the Gold Coast. Hotels, homes, food and landscapes. Stills and vertical video, shot in the same visit.

Hotels, homes & spaces

rooms, lobbies, lounges, views

Curved pool and spa ringed by palms, with green hills behind — Gold Coast hinterland pool

Man walking past a rooftop pool with cabanas and ocean behind — Sofitel Broadbeach, Gold Coast

Reception desk with backlit striped panels and black pendant lights — QT Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise

Woman with a glass of wine on a wicker lounge terrace surrounded by palms — Byron at Byron, Byron Bay

White bedroom with floor-to-ceiling windows looking over a hazy city — Hillside rental, Los Angeles

Couple talking on a leather banquette in a lounge with a white brick wall — QT Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise

Woman in a bathrobe reading on a chaise beside a gas fireplace — O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park

Dining table beside glass walls opening to a deck with mountain views — Hillside rental, Los Angeles

Bedroom with wire butterflies on the wall and an orange throw on the bed — Byron at Byron, Byron Bay

Mid-century living room with a log stack, brass tables and a long white sofa — Hillside rental, Los Angeles

View through a bathroom window into a bright hotel room with a guest at the window — QT Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise

Food

menus, plating, delivery listings

Butternut, chilli, ginger and garlic suspended above a splashing bowl of soup — Pumpkin soup, ingredients in the air

Canapés on black slate, including spoons of salsa and crumbed bites topped with pear — Canapés

Crispy skin salmon with potato, asparagus and cherry tomatoes — Crispy skin salmon

Overhead view of five plates of pasta and salads on a white cloth, a hand reaching in — Menu spread, café

Pink rhubarb dessert bar with two quenelles of ice cream on white — Rhubarb dessert

Overhead of iced coffee, waffles and a toasted sandwich on a timber table — Coffee and breakfast, café

Landscape

35+ countries, and the backyard

Elabana Falls cascading over mossy rocks in rainforest — Elabana Falls, Lamington National Park

Clean wave rolling in under a pink dusk sky, framed by a pandanus tree — Dusk swell, Burleigh Heads

Sun rising over the ocean through pandanus leaves, a lone figure on the sand — Sunrise, Gold Coast

Storm clouds over red cliffs and switchback roads in Zion Canyon — Zion Canyon Overlook, Utah

Two flamingos feeding in still water reflecting a desert mountain — Flamingos at sunrise, Atacama Desert

Multnomah Falls with its stone footbridge in green forest — Multnomah Falls, Oregon

People

Myanmar and India

Young monk in maroon robes leaning on a carved teak balcony — Teak monastery, Myanmar

Young monks reading in a dark temple corridor lit by candles and smoke, a red umbrella beside them — Temple corridor, Bagan

Farmer guiding two white oxen pulling a wooden plough — Ploughing, Bagan

Elderly woman in a plaid shirt smoking a cheroot — Cheroot, Bagan

Young monk looking out from a carved teak window — Carved window, Myanmar

Woman in a yellow sari sweeping in front of a blue wall — Jodhpur, India

For hotels, venues and brands.

Hotels & resorts

Rooms, pools, food and the view everyone books for. Shot for your website, booking platforms and socials.

Restaurants & cafés

Menus that sell on delivery apps. Room and atmosphere shots that sell the booking.

Tourism & outdoor brands

Landscape and product in location. Waterfalls, hinterland, coastline, weather.

Vertical video

Short clips for Reels and TikTok, filmed on the same visit as the stills. One shoot, both formats.

Based: Gold CoastShooting: Byron Bay to Brisbane, out to the Scenic RimFurther: ask

Sharon Lewin laughing, in a black blazer and green shorts

About

I started taking photography seriously in 2013, after travelling to over 30 countries in two years. Then I studied it properly, 2013 to 2015, and finished top of my class. The travel didn't stop there.

I shoot hotels, homes and food the same way I shoot landscapes: wait for the right light, then find the angle that makes you want to be there.

These days I shoot from the Gold Coast and run Gallery Twelve (limited edition prints, 12 per image, no reprints).

10% of every commission goes to shelters supporting women and children leaving domestic violence.

awards

AIPP QLD Silver Award, Travel2015
AIPP QLD Finalist, Student of the Year2015
International Loupe Awards, Bronze2014
International Loupe Awards, Sport Top 502013

Got a place that deserves better photos?

info@sharonlewin.com Tell me about your place and I'll come back with ideas and a quote.