Ema is the principle of Ema Peter Photography. In the past 8 years she has works with some of the largest architectural, interior design and engineering firms in North America. Ema’s photography has helped many of these firms reach award winning status.
Her images have been published in Architectural Digest, Objekt International, Dwell, Wired, New York Times and many more.
Ema holds a masters degree in art and applied photography from the national academy of theatre and film arts in Sofia Bulgaria as well as a PHD in Photojournalism.
She started her career as a TV anchor on Bulgarian National TV and then as an intern at Magnum Photo Agency in Paris. She then led one of the largest photography teams in North America at VRX Studios Inc. She was also the lead photographer for ad campaigns at Hilton, Hyatt and Fairmont and was responsible for creating photography standards for some of the top hotel brands around the world.
Awards
2022 Architizer A+ Awards, Jury Winner for Architecture+Photography + Video
2021 Top Architectural Studio in the World – Architizer
2021 Architizer A+ Awards, nominated in the top 5 for Architecture+Photography + Video
2020 Architizer A+ Awards, nominated in the top 5 for Architecture+Photography + Video
2020 Spotlight awards shortlisted in the top 10
2020 Female Photographer Production Paradise Contest
2020 The Createaur Design Awards – Best Photography Award
2019 Architizer A+ Awards, nominated in the top 5 for Architecture+Photography + Video
2019 Canadian Architect Photo Award of Excellence
2019 Production Paradise Spotlight Awards Winner
2018 Architizer A+ Awards won both jury and public vote in Architecture+Photography + Video
2018 Award of Exellence – Inagural award of Canadian Architect for Photography
2017 Architizer A+ Awards, nominated in the top 5 for Architecture+Photography + Video
2016 Architizer A+ Awards, nominated in the top 5 for Architecture+Photography + Video
LOCATION: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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