Selected commissions

Stories made with access, time and trust.

Laurin Strele brings the same long-form attention that defines his independent documentary work to selected assignments for editorial, cultural, destination and hospitality partners. The result is photography and film grounded in real people, a precise sense of place and a visual life beyond a single campaign.

Portrait of a woman under blue and warm lights in a narrow urban street at night.
Commissioned editorial portraitPhotograph by Laurin Strele
Editorial narratives
Destination storytelling
Hospitality and culture
Photography, film and social
Woman in a printed strapless dress posing against a red brick wall.
Commissioned portrait studyPhotograph by Laurin Strele

Documentary approach

The same eye. A different brief.

Assignments begin with context rather than a shot list. Laurin works close to people and patiently within a place, looking for photographs that feel observed rather than staged. That documentary method gives commissioned work credibility, atmosphere and emotional precision.

He is available for commissions with publications, cultural institutions, tourism ministries, national and regional tourism boards, destination organisations, hotels and selected brands. Each collaboration is shaped around the real story, the required platforms and a clear licensing framework.

Where the work fits

For organisations that need more than polished surfaces.

01

Editorial and cultural

Reported stories, portraits, cultural programmes and visual essays built through research, access and attentive fieldwork.

02

Destinations and tourism

Human-centred destination narratives for ministries, tourism boards and cultural organisations, connecting landscape with living culture.

03

Hospitality and place

Editorial property stories that show design, people, neighbourhood and atmosphere as one coherent visual world.

Deliverables

One production, built for several forms.

A commission can be scoped as a focused photographic story or as an integrated production combining stills, motion and platform-specific material.

  • 01Long-form photographic reportage
  • 02Campaign and editorial image libraries
  • 03Environmental portraits and people at work
  • 04Destination, culture and place storytelling
  • 05Short documentary films and interview-led pieces
  • 06Reels, stories and behind-the-scenes material
  • 07YouTube and extended documentary edits
  • 08Editorial, campaign and archive licensing

Selected hospitality projects

Spaces understood through the people and places around them.

Commissioned and hosted editorial projects have taken Laurin from established city hotels to remote properties. The emphasis remains on character, context and a usable visual library rather than conventional property advertising.

Selected hotels & properties13
Credentials & publications14

Professional relationships

Built through long-term trust.

Leica Austria / Leica CameraBrand ambassador
Middle East ImagesAgency representation
EyeshotPublishing partner
U&MEChina agency and support
Global RescueSafety partner
Foto LamprechterEquipment partner
LexarTechnology partner

Published and featured

Editorial context beyond the assignment.

GEO MagazinePublished
Der SpiegelPublished and featured
NewsweekPublished and featured
Vanity FairPublished and featured
Die WeltPublished and featured
United NationsPublished and featured
TAZ and Getty Imagesvia Middle East Images

Working process

Clear from first conversation to final licence.

01

Brief and access

Purpose, audience, locations, access and real-world constraints are defined before production.

02

Fieldwork

A small-footprint documentary approach leaves room for trust, observation and unscripted moments.

03

Edit and delivery

A coherent edit is prepared for the agreed campaign, editorial, film and social formats.

04

Archive and rights

Usage, territories, duration and future licensing are documented clearly for every production.

New assignments

Tell me where the story begins.

For editorial commissions, cultural projects, destination productions and selected hospitality assignments, share the place, timeframe, intended use and the access already available.