PHOTO GALLERY | Michelle Dondero

I create with both instinct and intention, always thinking about how an image will live, move, and meet the people it's meant for.

People + Presence

Portraits, lifestyle, and the moments that reveal the essence of a brand or a person.

This image is a collection of photos Michelle Dondero took: portrait of woman, spa facial, flowers, ranch, scenery, rustic, flowers in boots, a peacock, beautiful imagery.

Land + Light

Earth, texture, and the raw beauty of the natural world.

This image is a collection of photos Michelle Dondero took: portrait of a farm worker during harvest, a couple looking at eachother wearing cowboy hats, blocks of wood, a fire pit, hands harvesting grapes for wine, an orange mushroom with dew crops, a man pulling a rope in a work jacket, a bucket of grapes under the tractor lights, beautiful, rustic, raw, unaltered imagery.

Body + being

The spaces, practices and rituals that bring us home to ourselves.

This image is a collection of photos Michelle Dondero took: portrait of a woman goinfarm worker during harvest, a couple looking at eachother wearing cowboy hats, blocks of wood, a fire pit, hands harvesting grapes for wine, an orange mushroom with dew crops, a man pulling a rope in a work jacket, a bucket of grapes under the tractor lights, beautiful, rustic, raw, unaltered imagery. into a sauna, a sound bowl being played, a silhouette of a woman infront of a red light therapy lamp, a womans hands on her leg in the sauna, a woman with an excited expression in a cold plunge, a woman speaking to others with sound bowls infront of her, a woman with her eyes closed in the sauna, a woman doing a yoga pose, relaxed, a man sitting in the cold plunge, a woman in cobra pose, smiling

Travel + Rest

Editorial and lifestyle content for hospitality brands and destination storytelling.

This image is a collection of photos Michelle Dondero took: portrait of a woman sitting on a hotel bed in a robe reading a magazine, the outside starcase with light and shadows, entering a room with a hotel key, entering a garden green house with a tote bag and hat, a hotel room with a slow shutter speed, a tote bag hanging on a pool chair, breakfast being served on the bed, a woman with a mug in her hand on the balcony, aw oman smiling in the green house. Beautiful, authentic, imagery used for editorial and livestyle content for hospitality brands and destination storytelling.

Feast + Gather

Farm to table storytelling for vineyards, chefs, and the experiences that happen when food meets place.

This image is a collection of photos Michelle Dondero took: a VW bus parked next to the vineyard, a long table beautifully set for guests, a chef preparing a meal with his hands in the bowls, a chef sauteeing over a grill some mushrooms, a plated bright green salad, the table with flowers set, a man smiling in the VW bus, the mountains and the vineyards from a wide angle. Beautiful, authentic, imagery used for farm to table storytelling for vineditorial and livestyle content for hospitality brands and destination storytelling. yards, chefs and experiences that happen when food meets place.

Soft + Sacred

For the relationships, transitions and seasons of life that deserve to be documented.

This image is a collection of photos Michelle Dondero took: a woman who is pregnant, holding her belly with a towel on her head, a man and a woman holding eachother, a woman pregnant in a white outfit in a field, two women smiling in front of the golden gate bridge, romantic portraits of people holding eachother and kissing, a baby announcement, a couple happy. Beautiful, authentic, imagery used for relatingships, transitions, and seasons of life like maternity photos and couples portraits.

MilestoneS + Moments

Engagements, weddings, and life's milestones

If something caught your eye

If you’re holding an idea, a space, a story, or a feeling you’d like to bring into form, I’d love to hear about it. Tell me a little about what you’re creating or looking to capture.

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