About Ema Peter
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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Splitting time between New York and Vancouver, the owners of a 1,100-square-foot loft in the latter city’s Crosstown neighborhood needed room to work from home, and as ardent sports fans they also wanted space to host large game-day gatherings.
The Container House is a commission for a couple with three grown children who requested a compact and simplified living arrangement with an eye to retirement. They sought spaces that offered the ease of an apartment with the addition of inviting and sizeable covered outdoor areas.
“The unique site of the 2,200 square foot (204 square metres) Saint George Street house inspired us to get creative with our design process and visually create more space,” says Chad Falkenberg, principal of Falken Reynolds.
Located on a steep and technically challenging site in West Vancouver, the Sunset Residence is designed to capture immediate views of heavy marine traffic and the open sea to the west. The irregular shape of the sites boundaries align with the edge of the house and culminate in a substantial blinder which provided privacy from adjacent properties.
The G’Day House is a commission for an Australian ex-patriate family, who requested a home that would support a relaxed attitude toward daily life and would help them re-connect with a warm-weather lifestyle. Column-free sliding doors at the Southeast corner of the house effectively double the size of the living area when open; indoor and outdoor spaces hold equal priority.
Sluice Point house is located on the southern tip of Nova Scotia within the Argyle Municipality of Yarmouth County. The site is located on a forested high point, adjacent to long, low-lying views of marshland, small islands, and the waters of the Tusket River off the Gulf of Maine.
Located in the south end of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Syncline residence was designed for California-based Geoff and his husband, Nova Scotia-based James – the quiet, masculine modern form sits adjacent to Point Pleasant Park and overlooks the North-West Arm.
Cha Le Teahouse provides a modernist interpretation of the traditional Chinese tea ritual. The space is defined by a minimalist character that relies on an interplay of geometry and material uniformity.
