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WELCOME TO ANNA KREATIVE STUDIO
photography for
PEOPLE, PLACES & BRANDS.
Hello! I am Anna Clarke, a photographer based between Santa Barbara, California and Oʻahu, Hawai‘i. My team and I work across weddings, portraiture, and commercial projects, capturing people, places, and brands through deeply personal, editorial imagery.
With over 6 years of experience and collaborations with brands like Four Seasons, Evian, Moët Hennessy, Longines, Tudor and many more I bring a balance of creative direction and documentary approach to every project — allowing space for authenticity while capturing professional and elevated imagery.
Originally from Ukraine, my perspective has been shaped by traveling to 40+ countries and living across different continents and cultures. My years in Hawai‘i, working closely with local communities and environmental initiatives, continues to influence the way I approach storytelling — with care, respect, and intention.
I work with a select number of clients each year to ensure a thoughtful, personalized experience. Explore my work below. I’d love to connect.
FEATURED CLIENTS:
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Visual storytelling for hospitality, lifestyle, and luxury brands — including hotels, restaurants, and product-based businesses across California and beyond. With expertise in lifestyle photography and product marketing, I capture and tell your brand’s story authentically. From luxury hospitality brands and elevated food photography to lifestyle marketing campaigns for small and large businesses, I create candid and emotional imagery. I have a keen eye for detail, ensuring every shot aligns with your marketing across digital, social, and print platforms. If you’re looking to create or redesign your brand’s visual presence and connect with your audience through lifestyle and purposeful imagery, let's connect.
My photography work with non-profits and sustainability projects is driven by a deep respect for the earth and the communities striving to protect it. Based in Santa Barbara, I document local galas, fundraising events, and community initiatives with a candid, documentary approach that feels natural and unobtrusive. Whether capturing nonprofit fundraisers in Montecito, large-scale galas, or environmental efforts like beach cleanups and sustainability projects, I focus on the moments that reflect both the atmosphere of the event and the purpose behind it. Through my lens, I aim to tell your story through people, place, and impact — creating imagery that supports meaningful visibility and authentically represents the work you do.
Santa Barbara, Montecito, Oahu, Maui and destination weddings photography captured in a documentary, editorial style — focused on real moments, natural movement, and the full story of your day. For me, capturing weddings and elopements is about more than just the big moments—it's about the quiet, intimate ones too. My approach is to blend into the background, allowing genuine emotions to unfold naturally. Whether it’s a beachside vow exchange in Hawaii or a serene elopement celebration in the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens, I focus on the details and moments that tell the story of your day in a way that is real and timeless. I’m here to document moments, so you’ll treasure them for years to come.
Hawaii, California. Open for travel worldwide.
Luxury real estate and hotel photography in Santa Barbara and Hawaii, focused on natural light, atmosphere, and the lived-in experience of each space. I provide real estate and architectural photography services for a range of properties in California and Hawaii, including luxury resorts, vacation rentals, high-end residential homes, and commercial spaces. My clients include property management companies, real estate agents, developers, and designers looking to showcase their projects in the best light. In addition to capturing wide-angle shots that highlight the layout and space, I focus on the design details, decor elements, and overall ambiance to create a comprehensive visual narrative of each property demonstrating the lived in environment through lifestyle human presence photography. Whether you're marketing a home for sale or promoting a hospitality experience, I create images that highlight the space and people in it.
Discreet, professional, editorial event photography for private gatherings, brand activations, and VIP experiences in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Hawaii and destination locations. I offer professional photography services for VIP corporate events, including conferences, business meetings, workshops, fundraisers, and brand activations. My clients range from local businesses and startups to large corporations and international brands seeking high-quality visuals to capture the full story of the event. I focus not only on the main event but also on candid interactions, branding elements, and the atmosphere of the venue. Whether it's a formal dinner or a networking event, I create images that capture both the energy of the occasion and the finer details, ensuring your event is documented in a way that reflects its importance and unique value.
I love capturing the beauty of human connection, and my portraiture photography reflects that. Whether it’s for business branding, a couple's love story, or a family session, my goal is to create images that are candid and artistic. Based in Santa Barbara, California, and Oahu, Hawaii, I work with entrepreneurs, couples, and families across both locations.
From surprise proposals along the Santa Barbara coastline to engagement sessions in Oahu — guided, natural, and never overly posed.
For branding, I collaborate with professionals to ensure their portraits capture their professional identity and unique value of their products and services.
Relaxed, candid family photography sessions designed to capture connection, not perfection — available in Santa Barbara and Hawaii. I preserve your real, intimate moments. I focus on candid, heartfelt interactions, capturing cinematic photographs in a non-intrusive, less staged, and more fun way, allowing moments to unfold naturally while reflecting your true connection and love.
LET'S WORK TOGETHER
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