Telling your story
With over 35 years experience in commercial, editorial. music & community photography and film Emma Drabble's work comes from a documentary communication background.
This style of photography and film makes sure that you are really seen and your story is told in a compelling series of images.
© Emma Drabble/ Abigail Katsande /Wye Valley AONB/ Documenting now
Commercial Work
Emma has extensive experience in working and consulting with national and local brands on their visual development marketing strategies. Consulting directly with marketing teams and taking a leading role from concept to final image usage.
Emma produces high resolution images and Pro Res film quality. All work is securely stored in our client area where clients have 24/7 access to their portfolios.
Community led photography & film
Emma is passionate about communities sharing their knowledge and voices. Often these projects are funded to educate, inform and create awareness of social injustice, historical, environmental or simply bring people together in a united voice.
© Emma Drabble/ Gwent Living Levels Partnership
Emma works with festivals, bands and performers capturing the energy for wider audiences to absorb through her photography and films.
Photographing and recording at record studios, through to internationally known gigs, festivals and performances, Emma’s documentary style catches everything from back stage out takes to the fans shouting for more.
Music & Performance
© Emma Drabble/ Glastonbury Festival
Emma’s current personal project has been portfolio reviewed at Visa Pour L’ Image, Perpignan, France and is under further development.
Emma works closely with communities to guard the trust that is placed in their relationship with her. The stories are beautiful and unique because they feel seen and respected.
Emma gives talks, workshops and guided one to one sessions for other photographers.
Emma is kindly supported from Lumix camera’s and Billingham camera bags.
Personal projects & Conversations
© Emma Drabble/ ‘These people’
Brighton Pride 2022
Here’s just a few people I have loved working with ….
Testimonials
Elizabeth Walsh
Emma is my first choice photographer to recommend to my website design clients. She’s an absolute genius with a camera. Great fun to work with too.
Florance Mayo
I had such an incredible experience with Emma! My first ever photo shoot and was made to feel very comfortable. Emma offered so much advice and guidance! The photos are of such amazing quality and I couldn’t have asked for more. So many to choose from! Thank you Emma x
Julia Brockley
It was a pleasure to work with Emma; she put everyone at ease immediately, and we couldn't have been more pleased with the final results.
Andrew Higgins
Emma is a fine photographer with great people skills, who can bring out the best in whatever she turns her camera to. Her portraits are amazing, everyone is delighted with them, and he food and product photography, often shot as 'naturally' as possible, with daylight, makes food look even more delicious. Clients often become friends, which says a lot about how enjoyable it is working with Emma.
Evangeline Dimichele
Emma works with such sensitivity and passion. She is able with such simplicity and flow to capture the emotion and essence of the work I do. Being a massage therapist my hands and fingers are cameras of what's going on within my client ...Emma was able to capture all of this in every picture she took during a pregnancy massage and yoga shoot. An amazing and extremely unique skill. A connection with her camera beyond belief. Heartfelt gratitude.
Samuel Piqué Perry
Drabble and Co is my first port of call for any clients looking for outstanding photography at a great price. Their work is professional, thorough and provides incredible marketing material. Without a doubt they should be first on your list.
Amanda Hamilton
Working alongside Emma to create a new and permanent exhibition has been a fresh and inspiring experience. Collaborative and at the same time clear in her approach to her authenticity, Emma is a dynamic communicator, alive to her own life process and passionate about her subjects, whether animate or inanimate.
What does all that mean? It means I utterly rate her as a woman, an artist and as a professional.
Alice Arnold
Emma is always so easy to work with and her attention to detail is fantastic. I have used Drabble & Co for product shots as well as general business shoots. I can highly recommend them!