Photographer & Cinematographer

Real stories for brands, families & NGOs

A woman smiling while sitting on a red Adirondack chair outdoors, wearing a straw hat and white knit sweater, holding a paper coffee cup, with a building with large windows in the background.

A young man with curly brown hair and blue eyes smiling, standing outdoors in front of a brick wall.

Young woman in graduation cap and stole outdoors, smiling at camera.

A male airline pilot in uniform standing in an airport or aircraft hangar, gesturing with his right hand while explaining something.

A male flight instructor is demonstrating safety procedures to a group of three female and one male students in pilot uniforms during a training session in a classroom with a blue wall.

An older couple sitting on a grassy hillside, smiling and looking at each other on a hilltop during sunset.

A pilot in a white uniform wearing a headset, flying a commercial airplane with a view of the sky and landscape through the cockpit windows.

A woman with long curly hair smiling and standing outdoors on a city street.

A woman is sitting at a table on an airplane, smiling at a flight attendant who is serving a cheese and fruit platter.

A bride and groom hugging in a vineyard at sunset

A young man standing on a beach holding a professional video camera on a shoulder rig, with palm trees and an overcast sky in the background.

I’m Ethan Swope, a Los Angeles–based photographer and cinematographer. My work has taken me from California wildfires to the war in Ukraine, and my images have appeared on the front page of The New York Times and in TIME, AP, Getty, Bloomberg, and outlets worldwide.

I bring that same instinct for truth and cinematic storytelling to portraits, campaigns, and branded films for organizations. Whether in the field or the studio, my goal is to create visuals that feel authentic, urgent, and deeply human.

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An illustration of a potted plant on a balcony with a cloudy sky in the background.